Carolina QuotesWe can wash people in the water all we want, but we can never wash their parents out of their hearts.
Orson Scott Card Connected to the Carolinas
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- Earthborn (1995)
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- 1995
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“We can wash people in the water all we want, but we can neve…” Orson Scott Card. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-B2EA64F211. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/b2ea64f211
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