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Delta Wedding
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"Delta Wedding" Quotes

A Southern family prepares for a wedding, revealing secrets and tensions in their close-knit community.

Quotes

You can't put a leash on a dog once you've put a crown on its head.

Eudora Welty

powerresponsibility

But I don't think life is a thing to be managed, Frances. It's to be lived, and lived is not to be tamed.

Eudora Welty

lifeliving

I think children should be the happiest people on earth. They should never have to want for anything, not for food, not for love, not for any kind of care.

Eudora Welty

childrenhappiness

What would the world be like if everybody just talked and never listened?

Eudora Welty

communicationlistening

There's nothing so delicate as a woman's health, she can work herself to death, and nobody'll notice it until she drops dead.

Eudora Welty

healthgender

You can't keep a bird from flying if it's got wings.

Eudora Welty

freedomself-determination

We've all got to live, or we'd all die. It's just as simple as that.

Eudora Welty

lifesurvival

I'm not the judge of the world, and I wouldn't want to be.

Eudora Welty

humilityjudgment

When you've got something to say, you say it.

Eudora Welty

communicationexpressiveness

I think that you should be very careful about acting too proud, because one of these days you might trip over your own pride and fall flat on your face.

Eudora Welty

pridehumility