Carolina QuotesPeople had their places, and to not understand that, to act in violation of it, demoted you from a nature nut to something even lower, a complete untouchable, basically.
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Essay, "Loggerheads". p.68
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“People had their places, and to not understand that, to act …” David Sedaris. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-ABD6A5D38A. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/abd6a5d38a
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