Having It Y'All Quotes

“Merciful heaven, social status is something to be strived for, not born with, or, worse yet, displayed. Social status is a reward for social climbing, a pursuit that may get you the attention of other limelighthers but won't move you up one skinny rung as far as your social station in Dixie is concerned.”
― Ann Barrett Batson, Having It Y'All: The Official Handbook for Citizens of the South and Those Who Wish They Were

“Always refer to those of the female gender as ladies.
The descriptive woman is usually reserved in Dixie for females of questionable respect.”
― Ann Barrett Batson, Having It Y'All: The Official Handbook for Citizens of the South and Those Who Wish They Were