No touching Baby Jesus.” “But we’re his parents!” proclaimed Mary Beth…

John Irving
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No touching Baby Jesus.” “But we’re his parents!” proclaimed Mary Beth, who was being generous to include poor Joseph under this appellation. “Mary Beth,” Barb Wiggin said, “if you touch the Baby Jesus, I’m putting you in a cow costume. ✨ John Irving (1989). A prayer for Owen Meany: a novel, William Morrow & Co
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