Carolina QuotesAll day I think about it, then at night I say it. Where did I come from, and what am I supposed to be doing? I have no idea. My soul is from elsewhere, I'm sure of that, and I intend to end up there.
Coleman Barks Connected to the Carolinas
Source
"Who says words with my mouth?" in Ch. 1: The Tavern, p. 2
- work
- The Essential Rumi (1995)
- year
- 1995
- locator
- p. 2
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“All day I think about it, then at night I say it. Where did …” Coleman Barks. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-CAEAAD9948. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/caeaad9948
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