“She hasn't known many Southerners. That twang and aw-shucks about him--it's sort of exotic.”
“Don't 'honey' me in that southern-fried twang.”
“And of course she's sad about losing her leg, but she says it's made her realise how many things she hasn't lost...it's like a millionaire who loses a thousand dollars- he's sad, but he's still not that bad off.”
“It seemed awful that the only things she knew about him were those that made him miserable.”
“She loved him so much she concealed his name in many phrases, the inner meanings known only to her.”
“Conservatism is not about tradition and morality, hasn't been for many decades... It is about the putative biological and spiritual superiority of the wealthy.”