Carolina QuotesMany seeds had fallen in the stony places of his spirit, to spring luxuriantly up into stalky plants and wither again because they had no deepness of earth; many had been sown there and had died, since his mother scattered the seeds of the wild flowers.
Aldous Huxley Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Ch. 12
- work
- Antic Hay (1923)
- year
- 1923
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“Many seeds had fallen in the stony places of his spirit, to …” Aldous Huxley. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-3BB4F97986. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/3bb4f97986
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