Carolina Quotes
Because you banned my books, every kid in that county will read them, every single one of them.
Pat Conroy Carolinian
Source
Letter to the editor of the Charleston Gazette, Charleston, West Virginia, October 24, 2007
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- Letter to the Charleston Gazette
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- 2007
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