We had a cistern for water. My grandmother churned butter and made lye soap. She and my mother did the washing in a wash kettle outdoors, using a fire to heat the water. That's the way they did the wash until the 1950s. Bobbie Ann Mason 1950sbutterchurn share on social
I like to play with words and the sounds of words - that's extremely important to me. Bobbie Ann Mason extremelyimportantplay Change image and share on social
Writing a novel about World War II and the French Resistance was a challenge both sobering and thrilling. Bobbie Ann Mason challengefrenchresistance Change image and share on social
I grew up on the precursors to rock and roll, rhythm and blues. Bobbie Ann Mason bluegrowprecursor Change image and share on social
The way I see it, a clever cat prowls but calls home occasionally. Bobbie Ann Mason callcatclever Change image and share on social
I grew up on popular music, and rock-and-roll expresses very deep feelings of those people who don't have a lot. Bobbie Ann Mason deepexpressfeeling Change image and share on social
Most of the time I was in the Northeast, I lived in the country, and I think that helped me to discover my material for writing. Bobbie Ann Mason countrydiscoverhelp Change image and share on social
I grew up 150-200 miles from any city. You simply didn't have much connection with the outside world. So my dreams were always to get out. It's a familiar kind of thing, I think, for anybody in a small town. Bobbie Ann Mason cityconnectiondream share on social
Rock and roll is about desire, about wanting something better. I think my characters all want something better. My understanding of the rock and roll dream is that a kid in an isolated place or a small town or an underprivileged world could transcend it somehow. Bobbie Ann Mason characterdesiredream share on social
Working with food was fraught with anxiety when I was a girl. Like all farmers, we were at the mercy of the weather, and we lived in fear of crop failure. Bobbie Ann Mason anxietycropfailure Change image and share on social