Carolina QuotesDelinquent style is timeless. Real trouble doesn't walk around with a ponytail. It doesn't have a Mohawk or special shoelace patterns. Real trouble has a bad complexion and a Windbreaker.
David Sedaris Connected to the Carolinas
Source
08.12.1986 - p.153
- work
- Theft by Finding: Diaries, Volume 1 (1977-2002) (2017)
- year
- 1977
- locator
- p.153
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“Delinquent style is timeless. Real trouble doesn't walk arou…” David Sedaris. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-2655B505C3. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/2655b505c3
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