The student is quoting from page 148 of the following magazine article:

Als, Hilton. “Wayward Girl.” New Yorker 18-25 Aug. 2003: 147-49. Print.

Als describes Cat Power as “a storyteller . . . [who] cares more about how she says something than about what she says” (148).

Als describes Cat Power as “a storyteller . . . [who] cares more about how she says something than about what she says.” (148)

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