Small towns are sometimes like that; familiarity runs high, while regard for personal space is low, if nonexistent.
Laurie NotaroIf you really believe in what you're doing, work hard, take nothing personally, and if something blocks your route, find another. Never give up.
Laurie NotaroI majored in journalism at Arizona State University, where I began writing the columns I write now, but I cannot, in good conscience, refer to myself as a writer. I'm a columnist, maybe a journalist, I guess I'm an author, but writer... no. That's not up to me to call myself, that's rather lofty. It's for the reader to decide.
Laurie Notaro