Carolina QuotesIf he was a good man, how could he leave me? So he must not be a good man. But if he isn't good, then why does it hurt so much to lose him? Is it just my pride that's wounded?
Orson Scott Card Connected to the Carolinas
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- Enchantment (1999)
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- 1999
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