John Corey Whaley Quotes

I thought, 'What if I were 17, and it was my small town of Springhill, Louisiana? How would I feel if people started flooding in to see some bird?'

John Corey Whaley

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• I thought, 'What if I were 17, and it was my small town of Springhill, Louisiana? How would I feel if people started flooding in to see some bird?'

  

  John Corey Whaley
  • People
  • Small
  • Bird