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Dennis Covington is an American author born on October 30, 1948. His works often focus on the life and characters of the American South, known for their profound psychological descriptions and unique narrative style.

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All Mystery Writing Absence Accounts Believe Breathtaking Choices Clarity Classic Conditions

Famous Dennis Covington Quotes

“I had grown up in the 1950s, with radio and television and Reader's Digest, and I had assumed that everyone around us was pretty much alike.”

Diversity

Book:Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake-Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia

Source: Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake-Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia

“There are moments when you stand on the brink of a new experience and understand that you have no choice about it. Either you walk into the experience or you turn away from it, but you know that no matter what you choose, you will have altered your life in a permanent way. Either way, there will be consequences.”

Life Choices Experience Decisions Decisions In Life

Book:Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake-Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia

Source: Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake-Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia

“Knowing where you come from is one thing, but it's suicide to stay there.”

Knowing One Thing Suicide Where You Come

Book:Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia

Source: Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia

“To say that I enjoyed writing... is like saying I enjoy having fingers and toes. It's difficult to imagine life without them.”

Writing Enjoy Difficult Imagine Fingers Enjoyed Toes Fingers And Toes

Book:Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia

Source: Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia

“At the heart of the impulse to tell stories is a mystery so profound.”

Heart Stories Mystery Profound Impulse

Book:Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia

Source: Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia

“An exacting account of the processes by which things fall apart. The scope is breathtaking...the clarity and lyricism of the writing itself left me with repeated gasps of recognition about the human condition. I believe it will be a classic.”

Writing Believe Humans Fall Left I Believe Process Conditions Accounts Clarity Recognition Classic Human Condition Falling Apart Scope Breathtaking

Author:Dennis Covington

“Mystery is not the absence of meaning, but the presence of more meaning than we can comprehend.”

Mystery Absence

Author:Dennis Covington

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Born: October 30, 1948
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Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern AppalachiaRelated source material

Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake-Handling and Redemption in Southern AppalachiaRelated source material

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