Carolina QuotesNo pretenses, no attempts to impress, no one trying to show anyone up.
Nicholas Sparks Carolinian
Source
Travis Parker, Chapter 1, p. 12
- work
- The Choice (2007)
- year
- 2007
- locator
- p. 12
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“No pretenses, no attempts to impress, no one trying to show …” Nicholas Sparks. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-1F52C42813. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/1f52c42813
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