Carolina Quotes
Ellen’s task is what mine was, which was to learn how to be comfortable inside. That’s what you carry around with you.
Kaye Gibbons Carolinian
Source
Interview with Katherine Wyrick, BookPage, January 2006
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- interview
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- BookPage interview
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- 2006
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“Ellen’s task is what mine was, which was to learn how to be …” Kaye Gibbons. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-0712816874. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/0712816874
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