Carolina QuotesIt's like a lot of things, said the smith. Do the least part of it wrong and ye'd just as well to do it all wrong. (p.71)
Cormac McCarthy Carolinian
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- Child of God (1973)
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- 1973
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“It's like a lot of things, said the smith. Do the least part…” Cormac McCarthy. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-AE47EBBF94. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/ae47ebbf94
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