Carolina QuotesLeave me in the night but please don't leave me in the dark
Tom Robbins Carolinian
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- Skinny Legs and All (1990)
- year
- 1990
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“Leave me in the night but please don't leave me in the dark” Tom Robbins. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-DFDA51CDB3. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/dfda51cdb3
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