Carolina QuotesAs the caterpillar chooses the fairest leaves to her eggs on, so the priest lays his curse on the fairest joys.
Orson Scott Card Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Chapter 9.
- work
- Seventh Son (1987)
- year
- 1987
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