Carolina QuotesI have discovered that most people have no one to talk to, no one, that is, who really wants to listen. When it does at last dawn on a man that you really want to hear about his business, the look that comes over his face is something to see.
Walker Percy Connected to the Carolinas
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- The Moviegoer (1961)
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- 1961
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“I have discovered that most people have no one to talk to, n…” Walker Percy. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-91D1287001. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/91d1287001
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