Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

by Fannie Flagg

You never know what’s in a person’s heart until they’re tested, do you?”

There are magnificent beings on this earth, son, that are walking around posing as humans.

‘Oh honey, it does no good to hate. It’ll do nothing but turn your heart into a bitter root. People cain’t help being what they are any more than a skunk can help being a skunk. Don’t you think if they had their choice they would rather be something else? Sure they would. People are just weak.’

“If you cage a wild thing, you can be sure it will die, but if you let it run free, nine times out of ten it will run back home.”