the boys had learned that laughter stilled anxiety. It cleared away mystery. If you could laugh at something, it erased its importance. (Mary Astor)

the boys had learned that laughter stilled anxiety. It cleared away mystery. If you could laugh at something, it erased its importance.

Mary Astor

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