Carolina QuotesLater I went to the design school and saw Kumar and Melamid, the Soviet dissident artists, who are funny. I sold them my soul for $1.
David Sedaris Connected to the Carolinas
Source
26.02.1981 - p.52
- work
- Theft by Finding: Diaries, Volume 1 (1977-2002) (2017)
- year
- 1977
- locator
- p.52
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“Later I went to the design school and saw Kumar and Melamid,…” David Sedaris. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-3BC70863F8. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/3bc70863f8
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