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Shelby Foote Quotes: Before the war it was always the United States *are*, after the war it was the United States is... it made us an is.
         

Before the war it was always the United States *are*, after the war it was the United States is... it made us an is.


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The Civil War defined us as what we are and it opened us to being what we became, good and bad things... It was the crossroads of our being, and it was a hell of a crossroads.

The Civil War defined us as what we are and it opened us to being what we became, good and bad things... It was the crossroads of our being, and it was a hell of a crossroads.



If you want to study writing, read Dickens. That's how to study writing, or Faulkner, or D.H. Lawrence, or John Keats. They can teach you everything you need to know about writing.

If you want to study writing, read Dickens. That's how to study writing, or Faulkner, or D.H. Lawrence, or John Keats. They can teach you everything you need to know about writing.



People make a grievous error thinking that a list of facts is the truth. Facts are just the bare bones out of which truth is made.

People make a grievous error thinking that a list of facts is the truth. Facts are just the bare bones out of which truth is made.



When you grow up in a totally segregated society, where everybody around you believes that segregation is proper, you have a hard time. You can't believe how much it's a part of your thinking.

When you grow up in a totally segregated society, where everybody around you believes that segregation is proper, you have a hard time. You can't believe how much it's a part of your thinking.



A university is just a group of buildings gathered around a library.

A university is just a group of buildings gathered around a library.



As a Southerner I would have to say that one of the main importances of the War is that Southerners have a sense of defeat which none of the rest of the country has.

As a Southerner I would have to say that one of the main importances of the War is that Southerners have a sense of defeat which none of the rest of the country has.



I think making mistakes and discovering them for yourself is of great value, but to have someone else to point out your mistakes is a shortcut of the process.

I think making mistakes and discovering them for yourself is of great value, but to have someone else to point out your mistakes is a shortcut of the process.



I abhor the idea of a perfect world. It would bore me to tears.

I abhor the idea of a perfect world. It would bore me to tears.



Longevity conquers scandal every time.

Longevity conquers scandal every time.



North was only a direction indicated by a compass--if a man had one, that is, for otherwise there was no north or south or east or west; there was only the brooding desolation.

North was only a direction indicated by a compass--if a man had one, that is, for otherwise there was no north or south or east or west; there was only the brooding desolation.





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An army must inevitably consist of the scum of the people and all those for which society has no use.



I know myself, and when you start to really know who you are, you don't question it when you read what someone says about you.

I know myself, and when you start to really know who you are, you don't question it when you read what someone says about you.



My perfect girl would be pretty mad, but one you can have a conversation with. No one can be too mad for me, the madder the better. I love a crazy chick!

My perfect girl would be pretty mad, but one you can have a conversation with. No one can be too mad for me, the madder the better. I love a crazy chick!



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Depression is sadness gone wrong



It's difficult for me to have a large story, a very large story - a novel is a large story. I'm used to writing and doing these little miniature paintings.

It's difficult for me to have a large story, a very large story - a novel is a large story. I'm used to writing and doing these little miniature paintings.



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The point is to explore whatever may be helpful for thinking, understanding, and acting responsibly over long periods of time.



A great library is one nobody notices because it is always there, and always has what people need.

A great library is one nobody notices because it is always there, and always has what people need.




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