Carolina QuotesI feel as if I’ve spent my working life throwing darts at a map and convincing myself that I’ve traveled to the places the darts hit.
David Drake Carolinian
Source
Calibration Run (p. 220)
- work
- Men Hunting Things (1988)
- year
- 1988
- locator
- p. 220
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“I feel as if I’ve spent my working life throwing darts at a …” David Drake. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-C47660AD1A. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/c47660ad1a
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