“ [Quoting Miss Harty:]People come here from all over the country and fall in love with Savannah. Then they move here and pretty soon they’re telling us how much more lively and prosperous Savannah coul… John Berendt
“ The tides surged through the marsh and each wave that hit the beach came light-struck and broad-shouldered, with all the raw power the moon could bestow. John Berendt
“ Saying, I originally left the door unlocked as a matter of convenience. But pretty soon I realized that whenever the doorbell did ring, it was someone I didn’t know. So the bell became a signal that a… John Berendt
“ He was a nice fellow, Williams says. He could be charming. He had his girlfriend, I had mine. But to me, sex is just a natural thing. We’d had sex a few times. Didn’t bother me. Didn’t bother him. I h… John Berendt
“ If you did not like the show, honey, my name is Nancy Reagan and go fuck yourself. Chablis John Berendt
“ But I never think about dead people. Looking at these old graves makes me think how generation after generation of the same family are all gathered together. And that makes me think about how life goe… John Berendt
“ Savannah was invariably gracious to strangers, but it was immune to their charms. It wanted nothing so much as to be left alone. Time John Berendt
“ It's like the control insects at the Laboratory. Di d I ever tell you about them? Well, we keep a lot of insect colonies in big glass jars out there. Some of them have been breeding for twenty-five ye… John Berendt
“ Lay loooo-yah! A-layyyy-loo yah! He had abandoned his tenor and was singing in a wavering falsetto. John Berendt
“ Because it’s my job. It’s how I make my living. And I’ll tell you somethin’ else: It’s damn hard work bein’ a girl full John Berendt
“ Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness,’ he wrote. ‘Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all on… John Berendt
“ If there’s a single trait common to all Savannahians, it’s their love of money and their unwillingness to spend it. John Berendt
“ Rule number one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know. John Berendt
“ We have a saying: If you go to Atlanta, the first question people ask you is, ‘What’s your business?’ In Macon they ask, ‘Where do you go to church?’ In Augusta they ask your grandmother’s maiden name… John Berendt
“ There being no direct route to Savannah from Charleston, I followed a zigzagging course that took me through the tidal flatlands of the South Carolina low country. As I approached Savannah, the road n… John Berendt
“ Never spend any of your hard-earned money on clothes and accessories. You need to get yourself a mayyin to buy all that for you. John Berendt
