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Sarah Orne Jewett Quotes: Conversation's got to have some root in the past, or else you've got to explain every remark you make, an' it wears a person out.
         

Conversation's got to have some root in the past, or else you've got to explain every remark you make, an' it wears a person out.


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This page presents the quote "Conversation's got to have some root in the past, or else you've got to explain every remark you make, an' it wears a person out.". Author of this quote is Sarah Orne Jewett. This quote is about roots, past, conversation,.