Carolina QuotesHer thought process dwindled, ceased. Then she felt her legs crumple. "I can't choose! I can't choose!"
William Styron Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Ch. 15
- work
- Sophie's Choice (1979)
- year
- 1979
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“Her thought process dwindled, ceased. Then she felt her legs…” William Styron. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-63D09CF7D1. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/63d09cf7d1
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