Carolina Quotes
I think as you get older you get a sense of what is important in life and what is significant enough to write about.
Charles Frazier Carolinian
Source
Publisher's interview on the publication of Cold Mountain, Atlantic Monthly Press, 1997; reproduced by BookBrowse
- form
- interview
- work
- Interview on Cold Mountain
- year
- 1997
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“I think as you get older you get a sense of what is importan…” Charles Frazier. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-43065337E9. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/43065337e9
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