Carolina QuotesA man who can't read only knows what other folks tell him.
Orson Scott Card Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Chapter 15.
- work
- Seventh Son (1987)
- year
- 1987
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“A man who can't read only knows what other folks tell him.” Orson Scott Card. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-3FACF88654. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/3facf88654
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