Carolina QuotesIt was insulting to be told not to take too much of something you didn't really want in the first place.
David Sedaris Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Essay: "Us and them" - p.7 [page numbers per the Abacus paperback, 2005 UK edition]
- work
- Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (2004)
- year
- 2004
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- p.7
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“It was insulting to be told not to take too much of somethin…” David Sedaris. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-A9B6B48C6A. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/a9b6b48c6a
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