The South is the only part of the country that has been defeated; the rest of the country, unlike most people in the world have never been conquered. But the Southerners have …. The South is the soul of America.
There's something about Southern women that is so unique yet so universal. Strong southern women are allowed to be soft and feminine and have a sense of humor. But what I love about Southern women in particular is their universality.
There's a grace about the South and a toughness about it, too.
You know what southern women are? Whiskey in a teacup. We're strong in the inside, but ornate on the outside.
To Southerners like my mother, 'Gone With the Wind' was not just a book; it was an answer, a clenched fist raised to the North, an anthem of defiance.
The people in southern Georgia are tough.
I'm a good girl, you know? But I'm from the South, and there are some powerful women down there, and very theatrical.
I certainly think that Southerners are tough, and I take pride in that.
