It's a smile a girl could bring home to mother, if she had a mother; a smile a girl could pet like a pony, sip like a lemonade, hum like a popular tune; a smile a girl would feel safe with in a dark alley.
Tom Robbins Carolinian
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- Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas (1994)
- year
- 1994
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“It's a smile a girl could bring home to mother, if she had a…” Tom Robbins. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-7314451C11. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/7314451c11
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