Memory is a powerful thing for a writer. Bobbie Ann Mason More Quotes by Bobbie Ann Mason More Quotes From Bobbie Ann Mason During the Cold War, workers proudly contributed to national defense, but the carelessness and haste in handling toxic waste created a nightmare of pollution for subsequent generations. Bobbie Ann Mason cold-warpollutioncoldwar Physicists must feel they are in the most exciting field in the world. Their minds must be afire. Bobbie Ann Mason mindsmustfeelworld Since 'Huckleberry Finn,' or thereabouts, it seemed that all American literature was about the alienated hero. Bobbie Ann Mason americanaboutliteraturehero You have to realize that, when it comes to the South, we carry around a lot of baggage. The South lost the war, and I spent years denying my culture. Bobbie Ann Mason realizeyouwarculture Writers want to be reread. They want to think that their words don't just flash by but deserve some reflection. Bobbie Ann Mason wordsthinkdeservereflection Reading is so private, and it is often a reader's habit to finish a book, close the covers, and plunge into the next one without a backward glance. Bobbie Ann Mason finishhabitreadingbook I like to play with words and the sounds of words - that's extremely important to me. Bobbie Ann Mason wordsmeimportantplay In the early Seventies, I started writing a little autobiographical novel about my childhood - I made it into a mystery story. Bobbie Ann Mason storychildhoodmysterywriting I have heard from many readers since 'The Girl in the Blue Beret' came out. The story of my airline pilot, former B-17 bomber pilot Marshall Stone, on his search to find the people who helped him during World War II has struck a chord. Bobbie Ann Mason girlbluewarpeople
