Carolina Quotes
Instead of being hurt, I just started to wonder what I could do with the rest of my life. And I went home and wrote a few jokes
Andy Griffith Carolinian
Source
NPR interview, 1986; quoted in Adam Hochberg, "Andy Griffith: A TV Icon From Mayberry To 'Matlock'," NPR, July 3, 2012
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“Instead of being hurt, I just started to wonder what I could…” Andy Griffith. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-093A8FD3BD. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/093a8fd3bd
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