From writers to musicians, the Crescent City has left quite an impression on its famous residents and visitors.Their quotes about New Orleans, along with these photos, should serve as great travel inspiration.
From writers to musicians, the Crescent City has left quite an impression on its famous residents and visitors.Their quotes about New Orleans, along with these photos, should serve as great travel inspiration.
“It is better to be here in sackcloth and ashes than to own the whole state of Ohio.” — Lafcadio Hearn
“I’m not sure, but I’m almost positive that all music came from New Orleans.” — Ernie K-Doe
“In New Orleans, culture doesn’t come down from on high, it bubbles up from the streets.” — Ellis Marsalis
There are a lot of places I like, but I like New Orleans better.” — Bob Dylan
“We dance even if there’s no radio. We drink at funerals. We talk too much and laugh too loud and live too large, and, frankly, we’re suspicious of others who don’t.” — Chris Rose, New Orleans Times-Picayune columnist
“Don’t you just love those long rainy afternoons in New Orleans when an hour isn’t just an hour — but a little piece of eternity dropped into your hands — and who knows what to do with it?” — Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire
“New Orleans food is as delicious as the less criminal forms of sin.” — Mark Twain