Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits

by Reese Witherspoon

Dorothea said that presenting yourself well is a way to show others you care about them.

Being tired just isn’t a good enough excuse.

A lot of key moments in life are like that: You can be nervous as all get out. Just drink a beer and do it anyway.

The people you invite to your wedding are the people who are supposed to guard your vows of marriage and help you enjoy the good times and make it through the bad times.

Life isn’t about perfection. There is no rule book. Life has many different chapters, and every chapter deserves celebrating.

We always say in the South that good manners are a kind of passport. If you have good manners, you can go everywhere and people are glad to have you around.

People aren’t pretty if they act ugly.