I just think Texas and that whole Bible Belt section is so, like, corporate. And I dont agree with organized religion in that respect. – Hunter Parrish
My mom grew up in Kansas, my dad in Indiana. They had boring childhoods. – Hunter Parrish
In the traditional urban novel, there is only survival or not. The suburban idea, the conformist idea, that agony can be seen to and cured by doctors or psychoanalysis or self-knowledge is nowhere to be found in the city. Talking is a way of life, but it is not a cure. Same with religion. – Jane Smiley