Carolina QuotesOh the crap that lies lurking in the English soul. Somewhere it, the English soul, received an injection of romanticism which nearly killed it.
Walker Percy Connected to the Carolinas
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- The Moviegoer (1961)
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- 1961
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“Oh the crap that lies lurking in the English soul. Somewhere…” Walker Percy. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-71D37B95F8. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/71d37b95f8
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