"We cherish things, Japan has a ceremonial way of doing that."
Choose Background Style
Recommended Backgrounds
More Backgrounds
About Allan Gurganus
Allan Gurganus is an American novelist and short story writer born on February 11, 1947, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. He is best known for his debut novel 'Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All,' which was a bestseller and a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. Gurganus' works often explore themes of Southern life, family relationships, and LGBT issues, drawing on his own upbringing in the South.
Related Quotes
"Recognize yourself in he and she who are not like you and me."
"Sometimes the most painful memories are the ones we cherish the most."
"I still have a passion to write."
"When we'’re down there at the very excremental heart of what it is about to be human, at greatest par as embarrassment, ..."
"Being gay and being a Southerner bore similarities, both provided rich caches of phrases I could unproblematically deplo..."