Southerners had a long tradition of looking for religious significance in even the most humble forms of nature, and I always preferred the explanations of folklore to the icy interpretations of science.

Pat Conroy
About This Quote

This quote by J.D. Vance reflects the Southern perspective of the Bible more so than the scientific perspective.

Source: The Lords Of Discipline

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