Find the perfect quote to float your boat. Shmoop breaks down key quotations from Good Country People.
Identity Quotes
"Well I wouldn't of said it was and I wouldn't of said it wasn't." (1)
Love Quotes
The doctors had told Mrs. Hopewell that with the best of care, Joy might see forty-five. (19)
Life, Consciousness, and Existence Quotes
"It takes all kinds to make the world." (9)
Religion Quotes
"My daughter is an atheist and won't let me keep the Bible in my parlor." (31)
Education Quotes
She could not help but feel it would have been better if the child had not taken the Ph.D. (18)
Society and Class Quotes
The reason for her keeping them for so long was that they were not trash. They were good country people. (3)