“Life can surprise you. You want something with every ounce of blood that flows in your veins, and then one day it's yours. Right there before you. Everything. You break out in a cold sweat with the undeniable realization that what you really want is home. Sometimes finding home is a long time coming. A long journey.” HomeLife QuotesSouthern FictionSouthern Writers Book:Dogwood Blues Source: Dogwood Blues
“The truth had lacerated him to the bone, had punctured his heart, and had ripped through his soul. The truth had slain him and tended to his wounds. The truth had hated him and loved him. The truth had opened his eyes to his own faults.” TruthPainSpiritual QuotesSouthern FictionSouthern WritersGeorgia Writers Book:Dogwood Blues Source: Dogwood Blues
“Ask me about my childhood, and I will tell you to walk to the edge of the woods with a choir of crickets chirping from every direction, a hot, humid breeze brushing through your hair, your feet, bare and callused. Stand there, unmoving, and watch the dance of ten thousand fireflies blinking on and off in the darkness. Inhale the scent of cured tobacco, freshly plowed southern soil, burning leaves, and honeysuckle. Swallow the taste of blackberries, picked straight from the bushes, and lick your teeth, the after-taste still sweet in your mouth. Now, stretch out on the ground and relax all your muscles. Watch nature's festival of flickering lights.” ChildhoodFarmingSouthern WritersFirefliesGeorgia Writers Author:Brenda Sutton Rose
“So that I might face my past, I dug these words from the richest southern soil and held them in my hands like seeds waiting for rain.” SouthernNature QuotesSouthern WritersFarming Quote Author:Brenda Sutton Rose
“My mother’s dress bears the stains of her life: blueberries, blood, bleach, and breast milk; She cradles in her arms a lifetime of love and sorrow; Its brilliance nearly blinds me.” WomenLife QuotesMothers And DaughtersSouthern WritersGeorgia Writers Author:Brenda Sutton Rose