Carolina Quotes“You speak metaphorically, I hope,” said Peggy. “I hope not,” said Becca. “Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space.”
Orson Scott Card Connected to the Carolinas
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Chapter 3.
- work
- Alvin Journeyman (1995)
- year
- 1995
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““You speak metaphorically, I hope,” said Peggy. “I hope not,…” Orson Scott Card. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-F6BA7971E0. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/f6ba7971e0
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