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> [“If the gardinel's an old folk's tale, I'm honest to tell you it's a true one. Few words about them are best, I should reckon. They look some way like a shed or a cabin, snug and rightly made, except…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manly-wade-wellman/if-the-gardinel-s-an-old-folk-s-tale-i-m-honest-to-tell-you-it-s-a/)

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## More by Manly Wade Wellman

> [“I swear I’m licked before I start, trying to tell you all what Mr. Onselm looked like. Words give out — for instance, you’re…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manly-wade-wellman/i-swear-i-m-licked-before-i-start-trying-to-tell-you-all-what-mr/)

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> [“Where I’ve been is places, and what I’ve seen is things, and there’ve been times I’ve run off from seeing them, off to other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manly-wade-wellman/where-i-ve-been-is-places-and-what-i-ve-seen-is-things-and-there-ve/)

[Manly Wade Wellman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manly-wade-wellman/)

> [“For those she liked she did things; to those she didn't like she did other things.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manly-wade-wellman/for-those-she-liked-she-did-things-to-those-she-didn-t-like-she-did/)

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> [“If the gardinel's an old folk's tale, I'm honest to tell you it's a true one. Few words about them are best, I should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manly-wade-wellman/if-the-gardinel-s-an-old-folk-s-tale-i-m-honest-to-tell-you-it-s-a/)

[Manly Wade Wellman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manly-wade-wellman/)

> [“Another lightning flash, another thunder growl. Old Mr. Jay hunched his thin shoulders under his jeans coat, and allowed he'd pay for some crackers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manly-wade-wellman/another-lightning-flash-another-thunder-growl-old-mr-jay-hunched-his/)

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