Jessica Bird (1969) U.S. novelist
Source: Lover Unleashed
“I don't think that at the time, or now, come to think of it, I gave a damn. Foolishly, I wanted truth and idealism, but there was none to be had.”
— Ralph Steadman, book The Joke's Over
The America's Cup, p. 36
The Joke's Over (2006)
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