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
You have to realize that, when it comes to the South, we carry around a lot of baggage. The South lost the war, and I spent years denying my culture. Bobbie Ann Mason baggagecarryculture Change image and share on social
Reading can be just feeding, but smart reading takes us further. The classroom is one way to go deeper, but we can't stay in school forever. Bobbie Ann Mason classroomdeepfeed Change image and 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
I'm not very articulate. The reason I write is because I don't talk. Bobbie Ann Mason articulatereasontalk 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
My father had all these great names for our cows. Bossy and Daisy and Petunia and Turnip. One of my jobs was to round up the cows before milking. I'd go out back with the dog and bring them in. Bobbie Ann Mason backbossybring Change image and share on social
The small family farm is dying; people's lives are being dislocated. Bobbie Ann Mason diedislocatefamily Change image and share on social
I suppose the desire to go to town helped make me ambitious, and the allure of the worlds that came in over the radio also helped. But the rewards of growing up on a farm were far greater in many ways than life in town. Bobbie Ann Mason allureambitiousdesire share on social
Since 'Huckleberry Finn,' or thereabouts, it seemed that all American literature was about the alienated hero. Bobbie Ann Mason alienateamericanfinn Change image and share on social
