“I think my understanding of why politics matters is different. It’s more rooted in everyday life. Part of that’s a mayor’s orientation. Part of it’s my Midwestern orientation. Part of it’s my personal story as somebody who saw, for example, the Afghanistan War, not just in terms of the theoretical d…”— Pete Buttigieg, newyorker.com
“Sometimes it can be hard to tell what’s behind those kind eyes – does he really love you, or was he just raised in a loving Midwestern family that taught him to be kind to everyone he meets?”— Reductress, reductress.com
“On the Midwest: People call us the heart of America; we pride ourselves on being real, salt of the earth folks who help each other out, swap creamed corn recipes, have euchre tournaments, and debate good-naturedly over who makes the best deep dish pizza. (Seriously, only tourists eat that shit.)”— Melanie LaForce, amazon.com
“I think we have some of the finest people in all of Ohio, if not the entire Midwest, right here.”— Martin Mull, youtube.com
“She has enough pent-up sexual energy to power a small Midwestern city.”— Stephen Nathan, Angela Montenegro, Michaela Conlin, imdb.com
“Titus Andromedon: That boy is gay. Kimmy Schmidt: He's not gay. Gay hasn't even gotten to Indiana yet. There are rumors about Ohio.”— Allison Silverman, Kimmy Schmidt, Ellie Kemper, imdb.com
“This town made you and now you’ve left it and taken a big shit on your own goddamn home. Now come take a selfie with me so I can instagram about how proud I am of you.”— Taylor Kay Phillips, mcsweeneys.net
“People all across the country fuck in the same way, with the same instrumentation. I’ve eaten pussy in the Midwest and fucked my brains out throughout most of this country. Sex is a universal, a common theme. I don’t think there are many geographical differences.”— Al Goldstein, filthy.media