When we say the South lost the Civil War, we mean the white South. The blacks were liberated. And it's trying to redefine this Southern myth and bring it in a more positive direction.

The Moon Pie is a bedrock of the country store and rural tradition. It is more than a snack. It is a cultural artifact.

I think the ties to slavery and the terrible tragedy that followed the Civil War with Jim Crow and racial violence is closely linked to the Confederate flag.

There is a mythic view of the South that's symbolized by the film "Gone With The Wind" that looks back fondly at slavery as a time when everything was happily in place - in place for whites.

Where you find obesity, you'll find poverty. It's a reflection of the South's struggle to raise its standard of living.

Getting older is no problem. You just have to live long enough.

Love can heal. And forgive.

I should have bailed. That little voice had my back. That little voice is older than I am. It's older than the oldest person who ever lived. I should have listened to that voice.

God has made all things that are in the world to be our teachers.

Isn't your natural talent or an industry expert to succeed in ‪‎sales‬. It's how you explain your failures.

It might be a huge hit, it might not; but you learn something doing it.

I really am a very research-oriented writer.

I really wouldn't classify the books as mysteries. I prefer to say that they're adventures.

I think a great song appeals to older and younger people and it makes you think. It's also honest, and it also doesn't hurt if it's fun to sing along to.

When I saw you, when I saw you I could not breathe, I fell so deep. When I saw you, when I saw you I'd never be, I'd never be the same.