Carolina Quotes
Well, I think that thinking about the past is always useful. To look at where we've been and where we are and to think about what we've gained and what we've lost to get here, to think about whether that's been a good deal or not, I think is always useful.
Charles Frazier Carolinian
Source
Publisher's interview on the publication of Cold Mountain, Atlantic Monthly Press, 1997; reproduced by BookBrowse
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- interview
- work
- Interview on Cold Mountain
- year
- 1997
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“Well, I think that thinking about the past is always useful.…” Charles Frazier. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-DDA8296168. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/dda8296168
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