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California is a queer place — in a way, it has turned its back on the…
Quote byD. H. Lawrence · 1885–1930
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letter (September 24, 1923); published in The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, James T. Boulton, E. Mansfield, and W. Roberts (1987), vol. 4..
English (original)
California is a queer place — in a way, it has turned its back on the world, and looks into the void Pacific. It is absolutely selfish, very empty, but not false, and at least, not full of false effort.
— D. H. Lawrence
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