“One thing more dangerous than getting between a grizzly sow and her cub is getting between a businessman and a dollar bill.”

Source: A Voice Crying in the Wilderness (Vox Clamantis in Deserto) (1990), Ch. 11 : Money Et Cetera, p. 97

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American author and essayist 1927–1989

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“One thing more dangerous than getting between a grizzly sow and her cub is getting between a businessman and a dollar bill.”

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