Carolina QuotesIt is the essence of dignity to pretend to desire what you cannot prevent.
Orson Scott Card Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Chapter 9 “Expeditions” (p. 166).
- work
- The Crystal City (2003)
- year
- 2003
- locator
- p. 166
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