I don't know a soul who doesn't maintain two separate lists of doctrines — the ones that they believe that they believe; and the ones that they actually try to live by.
Orson Scott Card Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Spoken by Sister Carlotta.
- work
- Shadow of the Hegemon (2001)
- year
- 2001
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“I don't know a soul who doesn't maintain two separate lists …” Orson Scott Card. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-938D45F0CB. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/938d45f0cb
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