She [mama] an appreciation of the language. She taught me a love of words, of how they should be used and how they can fill a creative soul with a passion and lead to a life's work.
Source: Atlanta - Journal/Constitution, 3/21/1994
-- Lewis Grizzard, (Oct 20 1946-1996), US writer; He wrote Elvis is Dead and I Don't Feel So Good Myself, 1984 and Chili Dawgs Always Bark at Night, 1989.