91.   Often the words gathered by the Southern Oral History Program were spoken by people who otherwise might never have been heard beyond quiet talk on front porches.

92.   On a recent Saturday, a few people spoke over the hum of computers and the low roar of high-capacity air conditioners needed to cool them.

93.   One is the mountainous Basque country, where people still speak a language completely different from all other European languages.

94.   On a sunny afternoon, people spoke of an almost idyllic life, watching the wild parakeets flutter at the treetops and the boats pass on the river.

95.   Other people spoke of garden giants, with zucchini the undisputed King Kong of Valley vegetables.

96.   Other people speak with high-toned diction.

97.   People speak in hushed tones as if they were in a tomb.

98.   People speak of them knowledgeably and, more often than not, fondly.

99.   People spoke in hushed tones when minor mob hits occurred.

100.   People spoke in whispers.