The odds on any intelligent person having an unhappy childhood are better than fair, and the odds on a sad ending are practically off the board. (Wilfrid Sheed)

The odds on any intelligent person having an unhappy childhood are better than fair, and the odds on a sad ending are practically off the board.

Wilfrid Sheed

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