When you're drowning, you don't say 'I would be incredibly pleased if …

John Lennon
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When you're drowning, you don't say 'I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me,' you just scream. ✨ Jann Wenner, John Lennon (2001). Lennon Remembers, p.83, Verso
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When you're drowning, you don't say 'I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me,' you just scream. ✨ Jann Wenner, John Lennon (2001). Lennon Remembers, p.83, Verso

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