“This is Alvin Smith,” said Cooper. “He’s a man of inestimable abilities, but only because nobody has cared enough to estimate them.”
Orson Scott Card Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Chapter 5.
- work
- Heartfire (1998)
- year
- 1998
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““This is Alvin Smith,” said Cooper. “He’s a man of inestimab…” Orson Scott Card. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-5C45837F3E. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/5c45837f3e
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