Quote by Orson Scott Card Download Open image ““A non-materialist. And yet you are unpleasantly fat. A gluttonous ascetic? Such a contradiction.”” — Orson Scott Card ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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