Locals Quotes

“She knew everything about everyone, not just permanent residents but also the summer people, whom she called "wash ashores.”
― Karen Dukess (The Last Book Party)

“They were all in New Orleans, a place like none other in America. A city whose residents treasured their food, their music, their architecture, and their ability to live in the moment. Founded by the French, conquered by the Spanish, then taken back under French rule before being sold to the Americans, New Orleans had survived slavery, the Civil War, yellow-fever epidemics, and ferocious hurricanes resulting in the deaths of hundreds, the displacement of thousands more, and the destruction of huge swaths of the city. People who lived in the Big Easy well understood the fragility of life.”
― Mary Jane Clark, That Old Black Magic

“It was well known to the locals that the death toll from Hurricane Ian was far higher than what the Florida government was telling the world.”
― Steven Magee

“The Hawaii island locals say the high mountains protect the island from hurricanes.”
― Steven Magee