Oh, the ignorance of us upon whom Providence did not sufficiently smile to permit us to be born in New England.

Each time I told them I didn&#39;t kill my wife.

Habitual associates are known to exercise a great influence over each other's minds and manners. Those whose actions are for ever before our eyes, whose words are ever in our ears, will naturally lead us, albeit against our will, slowly, gradually, imperceptibly, perhaps, to act and speak as they do.

I&#39;ve occasionally wished I had Caller ID. Even telemarketers, I hate to hang up on them. I try to explain I&#39;m not interested, but they have all these canned responses so I end up having to hang up on them anyway.

We could say that people who eat grits, listen to country music, follow stock-car racing, support corporal punishment in the schools, hunt &#39;possum, go to Baptist churches and prefer bourbon to Scotch are likely to be Southerners.

John Shelton Reed

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