Clapping Quote by Sloane Crosley

“Life starts out with everyone clapping when you take a poo and goes downhill from there.” quote by Sloane Crosley — Download Open image

“Life starts out with everyone clapping when you take a poo and goes downhill from there.”

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What is the sound of one hand clapping? What is the weight of a single grain of sand? The answer is equal to my interest in the message you are about to leave so make it short. -- Mitch Hertzog's voice mail message.

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