“Evelyn was an insomniac so when they say she died in her sleep, you have to question that.”
Garrison Keillor (1942) American radio host and writer
Source: Pontoon
“If they tell you that she died of sleeping pills you must know that she died of a wasting grief, of a slow bleeding at the soul.”
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Playwright, screenwriter, director, actor 1906–1963Related quotes
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Context: A fast word about oral contraception. I was involved in an extremely good example of oral contraception two weeks ago. I asked a girl to go to bed with me, she said "no."