Southwestern Writers Collection - Lady Bird Johnson

Beauty in nature nourishes us
and brings joy to the human spirit,
it also is one of the deep
needs of people everywhere.
-Lady Bird Johnson, 1912-2007

I know the stone doesn't show the year she passed. I added that myself.

From Arguendo & Dixi's Daily Austin Photo

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Southwestern Writers Collection - Barbara Jordan

What the people want is
very simple. They want America
as good as its promise.
-Barbara Jordan 1936-1996

From Arguendo & Dixi's Daily Austin Photo

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Southwestern Writers Collection - J. Frank Dobie

Great literature transcends its native land.
but none that I know of ignore its soil.
-J. Frank Dobie, 1888-1964

From Arguendo & Dixi's Daily Austin Photo

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Southwestern Writers Collection - Mary Austin Holley

They hesitate not to call it a
splendid country
-an enchanting spot.
Mary Austin Holley, 1784-1846

From Arguendo & Dixi's Daily Austin Photo

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Southwestern Writers Collection - Doug Sahm

You can teach me a lot of lessons,
you can bring me a lot of gold,
but you can't live in Texas, if
you don't have a lot of soul.
-Doug Sahm, 1941-1999

From Arguendo & Dixi's Daily Austin Photo

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Quotations From The Southwestern Writers Collection

This is one of a few stones around the pond in front of the Palmer Events Center in Austin. More to come...

From Arguendo & Dixi's Daily Austin Photo

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