Well, she doesn't have anything to do with it, Richard,

Well, she doesn't have anything to do with it, Richard, you're just like that guy in 'Dragnet' that always wants the facts.

📖 Donna Tartt

🌍 American | 👨‍💼 Novelist

🎂 December 23, 1963

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