Carolina Quotes
Well, it’s an old habit. It’s sort of like biting your nails. How do you quit? But no, I feel that I’m not quite all there unless I’m working on something.
Elizabeth Spencer Carolinian
Source
Interview with Maria Browning by telephone from her home in Chapel Hill, Chapter 16 (Humanities Tennessee), July 13, 2010
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- Landscapes of Her Heart
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- 2010
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“Well, it’s an old habit. It’s sort of like biting your nails…” Elizabeth Spencer. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-A95C14FF8F. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/a95c14ff8f
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