He loved words, and he would admit that he was playing with them all the time. He was obsessive about the rhythm of the — Deborah Kerr
He loved words, and he would admit that he was playing with them all the time. He was obsessive about the rhythm of the — Deborah Kerr
He loved words, and he would admit that he was playing with them all the time. He was obsessive about the rhythm of the — Deborah Kerr
He loved words, and he would admit that he was playing with them all the time. He was obsessive about the rhythm of the — Deborah Kerr
He loved words, and he would admit that he was playing with them all the time. He was obsessive about the rhythm of the — Deborah Kerr
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He loved words, and he would admit that he was playing with them all the time. He was obsessive about the rhythm of the sentence, and would add a word, subtract a word. [about Truman Capote]

— Deborah Kerr
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