Carolina QuotesIt was no more nor less than true. You do things by doing things, not by not doing them. No more crazy upsidedownness, he resolved. Good was better than bad. Good environments are better than bad environments.
Walker Percy Connected to the Carolinas
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- The Last Gentleman (1966)
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- 1966
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