Mother Quote by Jerry Stahl

“Everything about my mother was a source of prepubescent agony. On the low end of the Mortification Scale there was her name: Floncey.” quote by Jerry Stahl — Download Open image

““Everything about my mother was a source of prepubescent agony. On the low end of the Mortification Scale there was her name: Floncey.””

Jerry Stahl

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