Carolina QuotesIt wasn't so bad being a slave when your owner was yourself and stood up for you.
Orson Scott Card Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Chapter 10.
- work
- Heartfire (1998)
- year
- 1998
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“It wasn't so bad being a slave when your owner was yourself …” Orson Scott Card. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-CE7B323612. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/ce7b323612
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