Renee O'Connor Quotes

When you think about going back to the States you start to become more aware of the violence there and how we pollute the Earth more than the New Zealanders.

Renee O'Connor

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• When you think about going back to the States you start to become more aware of the violence there and how we pollute the Earth more than the New Zealanders.

  

  Renee O'Connor
  • Thinking
  • Violence
  • States