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"Nina stood beside the fountain and delivered her summing up for the prosecution. A formidable brief, replete with detailed instances of betrayals, deceits, and crimes against her goodness to which, she proclaimed, with Jeffersonian splendor, there were finally limits. She was going to live for herself at last... The tirade of self-justification was, as always, of Supreme Court caliber. Ten generations of lawyers, starting back in County Donegal, must seriously affect the DNA code."
Gore Vidal, Palimpest

I'm often asked why my behaviour is so crooked now, but it's a lot clearer when you see what manky loins I sprang from.
Murdoc Niccals, Gorillaz: "Rise of the Ogre"

No, she didn’t sing a duet with her daddy.
Michael K., "Miley Cyrus Performed With A Big Dick Last Night"

"Someone caught Russell Crowe and his 10-year-old son Charles during an intimate father-and-son bonding moment at an Australian rugby game recently, and I hope Russell has never questioned the paternity of his son, because this kid definitely fell from Russell Crowe’s rage-filled nutsack...Charles ran out of fucks to give in the first quarter and yells at his father: 'Get OUT of my FACE!' while making ‘you need to fucking STOP’ hands. Those hands mean business; it’s a good thing there wasn’t a telephone nearby."

Frazier: Is it genetic? Are the whole family like this?
Debbie: Literally.

They fuck you up, your mum and dad.
They may not mean to, but they do.
They fill you with the faults they had
And add some extra, just for you.
This Be The Verse, Philip Larkin

I went back to my mother
I said, "I'm crazy Ma, help me!"
She said, "I know how it feels, son,
'cause it runs in the family."
— "The Real Me", The Who


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