Carolina Quotes
The family assigns unfair roles, and never forgives the one who does not fulfill them. Of course, a sense of freedom is a large part of my own nature. I can’t be straitjacketed.
Elizabeth Spencer Carolinian
Source
Interview with Robert Phillips, "The Art of Fiction No. 110," The Paris Review, Issue 111, Summer 1989
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- interview
- work
- The Art of Fiction No. 110
- year
- 1989
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“The family assigns unfair roles, and never forgives the one …” Elizabeth Spencer. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-190281912B. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/190281912b
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