Erskine Caldwell
Born: 12-16-1903
Erskine Caldwell was a prominent American novelist and short story writer, best known for his depictions of the rural South during the early 20th century. Born in 1903 in Georgia, Caldwell's works often explored themes of poverty and social injustice. His notable novels, "Tobacco Road" and "God's Little Acre," gained critical acclaim for their uncompromising portrayal of Southern life. Caldwell's writing style combined humor and pathos, making him a significant literary figure.
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She was a large woman with a plain broad face, and she had a long thick nose.
He was a tall man with a lean, bony, clean-shaven face.
I ain't got time to be sick.
I ain't got time to be lonesome.
I got to have me some vittles, and then I got to have me some whiskey.
Nobody's goin' to gimme nothin' unless I take it away from 'em.
I'm goin' to make a lot of money and I'm goin' to have me a lot of big times.
I don't know what I'd do if I didn't have my arm around me.
I ain't never goin' to be happy until I got me a wife and a passel of youngin's.
I don't know what to do with myself unless I'm makin' love.
I'm goin' to buy me a automobile and run all over the country.
I don't see how any man can be satisfied with just one woman.