“Bobby Tom told me he’s not afraid of the Chargers’ defense.”
“Bobby Tom’ll tell you he’s not afraid of nuclear war, so I wouldn’t put too much stock in his opinion.”

— Susan Elizabeth Phillips, book It Had to Be You

Source: It Had to Be You

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