Carolina QuotesThe funny thing was, you see, that Mike Fink didn't think of himself as a murderer. He thought of life as a contest, and dying was what happened to those who came out second best, but it wasn't the same as murder, it was a fair fight.
Orson Scott Card Connected to the Carolinas
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Chapter 14.
- work
- Red Prophet (1988)
- year
- 1988
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