I loved my parents... but that can never change the fact that my father's violence ruined my childhood.

I've always believed that dreams were both the love letters and the hate mail of the subconscious.

One of the greatest gifts you can get as a writer is to be born into an unhappy family.

Men are prisoners of their genitalia and women are the keepers of the keys to paradise.

William Ferris has long reigned as the unimpeachable source of the entire southern experience. His work on southern folklore and the composition of the Encyclopedia of Southern Culture have made him both legendary and necessary. His book, The Storied South , is a love song to the South Bill helped illuminate. It's a crowning achievement of his own storied career.

Cameras are a lifesaver for very shy people who have nowhere else to hide. Behind a lens they can disguise the fact that they have nothing to say to strangers.

Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends.