Carolina QuotesMy early book learning came to me as naturally as the seasons in … the little town in which I grew up. … Quite early I began to find a special charm in an unpeopled world … of lava rock and sagebrush desert. … I was often more purely happy at such times than I think I have ever been since.
Richard McKenna Carolinian
Source
Statement made in 1962, as quoted in the Boise Weekly Vol. 7, No. 39 (8 April 1999)
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- 1962
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“My early book learning came to me as naturally as the season…” Richard McKenna. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-785DF829D5. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/785df829d5
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