“Beware the viper in your closet. Isn’t that another thing you’re always saying, Father? Ambition and jealousy are at the heart of all betrayals. (Ryssa)”
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Sherrilyn Kenyon752
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“Gene Ray: Another thing, did you know your father is a fish?”
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'Interviewer: No, I did not know my... [laughter]
Gene Ray: You know how salmon swim upstream, the male fertilizes the female eggs laid in the water?
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