“Living in a small Italian hilltown, and having lived in a small town in south Georgia, I understand that you can recognize a family gene pool by the lift of an eyebrow, or the length of a neck, or a way of walking.” WayWalkingTownsSouthLiftsNecksLengthItalianPoolGenesSmall TownEyebrowsGeorgia Author:Frances Mayes
“I was born and grew up in Fitzgerald, way down in south Georgia. It was a mill town and my family ran the cotton mill. My grandfather was mayor many times and my family felt deeply rooted to that spot.” WayFeltBornGrewGrew UpMy FamilyTownsSouthSpotsRanRootedGrandfatherMy GrandfatherGeorgiaMayorsCottonMills Author:Frances Mayes
“One of those flash epiphanies of travel, the realization that worlds you'd love vibrantly exist outside your ignorance of them. The vitality of many lives you know nothing about. I could live in this town, so how is it that I've never been here before today?” KnowsWorldGivingEnoughTodayIgnoranceLuckyTownsBlueRealizationFlashBreezeCurtainsVitalityLiftingDoorwaysEpiphany Author:Frances Mayes
