Carolina QuotesA person is a process, one that leads to death...
Randall Jarrell Carolinian
Source
“An Unread Book”, p. 40
- work
- The Third Book of Criticism (1969)
- year
- 1969
- locator
- p. 40
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“A person is a process, one that leads to death...” Randall Jarrell. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-28AC61BEAA. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/28ac61beaa
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