Nerves Quote by Jerry Stahl

“This is what I think: If you had the nerve to live what you lived, you should have the nerve to write it.” quote by Jerry Stahl — Download Open image

“This is what I think: If you had the nerve to live what you lived, you should have the nerve to write it.”

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