Carolina QuotesNobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.
Alex Haley Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Statement in Reader's Digest (1987), as quoted in Incredibly American : Releasing the Heart of Quality (1992) by Marilyn R. Zuckerman and Lewis J. Hatala, p. 13.
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- 1987
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- p. 13
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“Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Gran…” Alex Haley. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-B1495070C8. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/b1495070c8
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