...because city honours are not village honours. Like certain wines, they do not travel; carry them back to the village and you find they are dust in your hands. (Laurie Lee)

...because city honours are not village honours. Like certain wines, they do not travel; carry them back to the village and you find they are dust in your hands.

Laurie Lee

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