“Remember, Jesus would rather constantly shame gays than let orphans have a family.”
Stephen Colbert (1964) American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor
“The more I see of families … the happier I am to be an orphan.”
Sharpe (Novel Series), Sharpe's Escape (2003)
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