The Athens of Texas is a nickname that has been coined to describe several cities in Texas including:
- Marshall, Texas
- Sherman, Texas
- Waco, Texas
Athens, Texas is a city in Northeast Texas.
Famous quotes containing the words athens and/or texas:
“What is the city over the mountains
Cracks and reforms and bursts in the violet air
Falling towers
Jerusalem Athens Alexandria
Vienna London
Unreal”
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)
“The pleasure of jogging and running is rather like that of wearing a fur coat in Texas in August: the true joy comes in being able to take the damn thing off.”
—Joseph Epstein (b. 1937)