Carolina Quotes
The South is a place of contradiction and mystery, and that’s why it’s a good place for writers. It’s also a place where storytelling is the primary mode of communication. We think in stories. We’re comfortable with stories.
Josephine Humphreys Carolinian
Source
Interview with Wayne Catan, The Hemingway Society, January 7, 2019
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