Carolina QuotesMarriage is about banality. Its purpose is banality, to create an environment of surpassing safety and predictability for young children to grow up in, the foundation of life, the root of inner peace.
Orson Scott Card Connected to the Carolinas
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- Enchantment (1999)
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- 1999
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