Flesh Quote by David Burr Gerrard

“It’s something of a cliché, at least among war correspondents, that war makes people unusually horny; what it actually does is make you want to touch as much flesh as you can get your hands on.” quote by David Burr Gerrard — Download Open image

““It’s something of a cliché, at least among war correspondents, that war makes people unusually horny; what it actually does is make you want to touch as much flesh as you can get your hands on.””

David Burr Gerrard

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