Hilaire Belloc book Cautionary Tales for Children
"Henry King, Who Chewed Bits of String, and Was Early Cut off in Dreadful Agonies"
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“Politics is not my end-all and be-all. I don't eat politics for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And when I sleep, I don't dream politics.”
Tita Valderama, "The Phenomenon of Chiz Escudero", Newsbreak, 2007 July-September, p. 21.
2007
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