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As his children, we were treated as some species of migrant workers who happened to be passing through. My father was the only person I ever knew who looked upon childhood as a dishonorable vocation one grew out of as quickly as possible.
As his children, we were treated as some species of migrant workers who happened to be passing through. My father was the only person I ever knew who looked upon childhood as a dishonorable vocation one grew out of as quickly as possible.
Approximate author period: c. 1980 AD · modern
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- Pat Conroy
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- Approximate author period: c. 1980 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1945 to 2016; Wikidata Q2451348, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2451348 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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