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Willie Morris was an American writer known for his works that often explored the complexities of the American South. His writing style was characterized by its wit and introspection, and he is best remembered for his novel 'The Wash', which won the National Book Award.

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“My mother's people, the people who captured my imagination when I was growing up, were of the Deep South - emotional, changeable, touched with charisma and given to histrionic flourishes. They were courageous under tension and unexpectedly tough beneath their wild eccentricities, for they had and unusually close working agreement with God. They also had an unusually high quota of bullshit.”

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“I can think of no one more qualified to write about the modern South than Curtis Wilkie”

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“I have always had a love for American geography, and especially for the landscapes of the South. One of my pleasures has been to drive across it, with no one in the world knowing where I am, languidly absorbing the thoughts and memories of old moments, of people vanished now from my life.”

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Book:The Courting of Marcus Dupree

Source: The Courting of Marcus Dupree

About the Author

Born: November 29, 1934
Died: August 2, 1999
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 10

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