A Quote by Darryl Pinckney

'Go Tell It on the Mountain,' its pages heavy with sinners brought low and prayers groaning on the wind, scared me when I read it as a teenager.

Darryl Pinckney

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Brought Go Groaning Heavy Low Me Mountain Pages Prayers Read Scared Sinners Teenager Tell Wind

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Darryl Pinckney
American - Novelist
Born: 1953

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