Carolina QuotesWhenever I see a young woman boarding a plane in her pyjamas, or a guy in a T-shirt that reads your hole is my goal, I always wonder what Mom would think.
David Sedaris Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Essay, "Why aren't you laughing?" p.200
- work
- Calypso (2018)
- year
- 2018
- locator
- p.200
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“Whenever I see a young woman boarding a plane in her pyjamas…” David Sedaris. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-7192D3D48E. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/7192d3d48e
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