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Bailey White, born on May 31, 1950, is a renowned American author whose works are appreciated for their delicate emotional descriptions and profound thematic explorations.

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“I come from down south, where vegetation does not know its place. Honeysuckle can work through cracks in your walls and strangle you while you sleep. Kudzu can completely shroud a house and a car parked in the yard in one growing season. Wisteria can lift a building off its foundation, and certain terrifying mints spread so rapidly that just the thought of them on a summer night can make your hair stand on end.”

Knows Doe Ends Night Certain House Sleep Growing Car Building Hair Wall Summer Seasons Foundation South Spread Lifts Cracks Yards Mint Shrouds Vegetation Summer Nights Your Wall Wisteria

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“I'm tired of being set upon by crazed Christians one minute and unbridled libertines the next. Girls, I'm going camping.”

Christian Girl Next Minutes Tired I'm Tired One Minute Camping Libertine

Book:Mama Makes Up Her Mind: And Other Dangers of Southern Living

Source: Mama Makes Up Her Mind: And Other Dangers of Southern Living

“When Mama starts to move across a room, people pay attention. You can never be sure she's not going to grab you by the top of the head to steady herself. And she's pretty free with that walking stick, too.”

People Moving Rooms Pay Attention Walking Sticks Pay Attention Steady Mama Walking Sticks

Book:Mama Makes Up Her Mind: And Other Dangers of Southern Living

Source: Mama Makes Up Her Mind: And Other Dangers of Southern Living

“It was no mean trick doing the wiring with those mittens on. But I managed it and crawled out, batting spiders into the shadows. I could hear a thud as they hit the floor joists, then a scuttling sound, then, worst of all, the silence of spiders.”

Mean Sound Silence Worst Shadow Tricks Spiders Batting Wiring Mittens

Book:Mama Makes Up Her Mind: And Other Dangers of Southern Living

Source: Mama Makes Up Her Mind: And Other Dangers of Southern Living

“We settled Mama into the wheelchair and loaded her down with both our pocketbooks and a vase of flowers I had picked to present to our host in hopes of softening the effects of any opinions Mama might vent during the evening.”

Might Opinion Effects Flower Evening Host Mama Loaded Wheelchairs Vases Pocketbooks

Book:Mama Makes Up Her Mind: And Other Dangers of Southern Living

Source: Mama Makes Up Her Mind: And Other Dangers of Southern Living

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Born: May 31, 1950
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