In America, people are just so straightforward when they dislike things. Frances Mayes More Quotes by Frances Mayes More Quotes From Frances Mayes I’ll always marvel at the liveliness of southern speech-so full of metaphor and hyperbole, quirks and vividness. Frances Mayes metaphorspeechsouthern Never lose your childish enthusiasm and things will come your way. Frances Mayes your-childrenenthusiasmway Where is it written that houses must be beige? Any dun colored house would look better if painted pineapple, cream, ochre, or even a smart sage. Frances Mayes pineapplessmarthouse May summer last a hundred years. Frances Mayes summermayyears Sometimes the valley below is like a bowl filled up with fog. I can see hard green figs on two trees and pears on a tree just below me. A fine crop coming in. May summer last a hundred years. Frances Mayes fogsummeryears Italy's siren call lures us more and more. Frances Mayes sirenslure What has impressed me the most about the Italians whose tables we've sat at is that they are traditional cooks but also outrageously innovative. These people are wild improvisers. Frances Mayes innovativetablespeople I was born and grew up in Fitzgerald, way down in south Georgia. It was a mill town and my family ran the cotton mill. My grandfather was mayor many times and my family felt deeply rooted to that spot. Frances Mayes georgiacottongrandfather Living in a small Italian hilltown, and having lived in a small town in south Georgia, I understand that you can recognize a family gene pool by the lift of an eyebrow, or the length of a neck, or a way of walking. Frances Mayes georgiaeyebrowsitalian The Dream Lover-what a bold, insightful, and enticing novel. And how vigorously Elizabeth Berg brings us the iconoclastic life of George Sand. Berg writes with such intimacy and compassion that I think she must have some shared ancestral DNA with Sand. I savored every page. Frances Mayes dreamwritingthinking After owning a pool, I think the best way to enjoy the water is to have a friend who has a pool. Frances Mayes waterwaythinking I think I went to Italy initially for the art, architecture, food and history, but I stayed there because of the people in Cortona. Frances Mayes foodhistorypeopleart When my husband is away and I'm by myself, my neighbours will insist I eat with them every single night because they see it as unhealthy to eat by yourself. Frances Mayes yourselfmyselfhusbandnight
