“Not wanting anyone to pop my bubble by speaking to me, I immediately began reading Lesbian Nuns, and that did the trick. No one attempted small talk.”

— John Waters

Source: Crackpot: The Obsessions of John Waters

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American filmmaker, actor, comedian and writer 1946

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