You might be a redneck if you entire family has ever sat around waiting for a call from the governor to spare a loved one.

I used to say that whenever people heard my Southern accent, they always wanted to deduct 100 IQ points.

That's the great thing about a tractor. You can't really hear the phone ring.

You may be a redneck if... your lifetime goal is to own a fireworks stand.

You know you're a redneck if your home has wheels and your car doesn't.

You might be a redneck if...your belt buckle weighs more than three pounds.

Pride is the first step in people unraveling and companies unraveling and relationships unraveling.

If your idea of a 7 course meal is a bucket of KFC and a sixpack, you might be a redneck.

You might be a redneck if your grandmother can correctly execute the sleeper hold.

Watching a baby being born is a little like watching a wet St. Bernard coming in through the cat door.

You might be a redneck if going to the bathroom involves shoes and a flashlight.

Evil stinks and it doesn’t disappear just because you want it to. You can still smell it with your eyes closed.

During prom season, I travel around the country with a 20-by-24 camera - which is logistically complicated - and photograph proms. My husband made a film of it.

Beginning writers must appreciate the prerequisites if they hope to become writers. You pay your dues - which takes years.

The blues is a mighty long road. Or it could be a river, one that twists and turns and flows into a sea of limitless musical potential.

That was one of those moments where I felt so confident. I played three matches in the same day.

People say to me 'You've changed.' and I say 'Haven't you?' People change, it's just life.

Rapport? You mean like, You'll run as fast as you can, and I'll throw it as far as I can?

The greatest gift is the ability to forget - to forget the bad things and focus on the good.

Life is good - we forget that.

As a rule reading fiction is as hard to me as trying to hit a target by hurling feathers at it. I need resistance to celebrate!