You have to quit confusing a madness with a mission. ✨ Flannery O'Conn…

Flannery O'Connor
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You have to quit confusing a madness with a mission. ✨ Flannery O'Connor (2007). The Violent Bear It Away: A Novel, p.165, Macmillan
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You have to quit confusing a madness with a mission. ✨ Flannery O'Connor (2007). The Violent Bear It Away: A Novel, p.165, Macmillan

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