Somehow, the things my mother wanted to do, the release in evangelism she sought with such frenzy, were transferred to me. (Ethel Waters)

Somehow, the things my mother wanted to do, the release in evangelism she sought with such frenzy, were transferred to me.

Ethel Waters

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