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Tuesday, 9 September 2008

I, Tallulah

Posted on 14:00 by Unknown
I'm reading Tallulah Bankhead's autobiography, Tallulah. It's one of the most eloquent, entertaining books I've ever read.In the chapter called "Affidavit of the Accused", she writes:I've had many momentary love affairs. A lot of these impromptu romances have been climaxed in a fashion not generally condoned. I go into them impulsively. I scorn any notion of their permanence. I forget the fever
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