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When I was twelve, I started reading Eudora Welty, Thomas Wolfe, Flannery O'Connor, James Agee, and - do we dare breathe the name - William Faulkner.

~Frances Mayes

Topics: Breathe Dare Faulkner James Name Reading Started Started Reading Thomas Twelve William

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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

Topics: Born Cotton Deeply Down Family Felt Fitzgerald Georgia Grandfather Grew Many Mayor Mill Ran Rooted South Spot Times Town Up Way I Was Born

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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

Topics: Eyebrow Family Gene Georgia Having Italian Length Lift Lived Living Neck Pool Recognize Small Small Town South Town Understand Walking Way You

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I got the idea that to write books would be the best way to spend a life. I never thought of anything else that seemed like half as much fun, although in my next life I would like to be an architect, too, so I can have an easier time restoring houses.

~Frances Mayes

Topics: Although Anything Anything Else Architect Best Best Way Books Easier Else Fun Got Half Houses Idea Life Like Much Never Next Next Life Restoring Seemed Spend Thought Time Too Way Would Write I Can

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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

Topics: Architecture Art Because Food History Initially Italy People Stayed Think I Think

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In America, people are just so straightforward when they dislike things.

~Frances Mayes

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I'm just fascinated by houses. In another life, I'd have probably trained as an architect. If I had enough money, I'd collect them like other people collect teapots. I don't know why I love them so much. I'm just very interested in the idea of a house as a metaphor for the way one lives.

~Frances Mayes

Topics: Another Architect Collect Enough Enough Money Fascinated Had Had Enough House Houses Idea Interested Just Know Life Like Lives Love Metaphor Money Much Other People Them Trained Very Way Why I Love

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Educator

Born: April 4th, 1940

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