Home is where the people who live there need me to come home to them, and worry about me when I'm gone. There's no such place on this earth, no matter how far I drive.
Orson Scott Card Connected to the Carolinas
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- Treasure Box (1996)
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- 1996
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“Home is where the people who live there need me to come home…” Orson Scott Card. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-148C936FC2. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/148c936fc2
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