That was his mother. When she wasn't crying over the breakfast cereal,…

Nick Hornby
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That was his mother. When she wasn't crying over the breakfast cereal, she was laughing about killing herself. ✨ Nick Hornby (1999). About a Boy, p.66, Penguin
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That was his mother. When she wasn't crying over the breakfast cereal, she was laughing about killing herself. ✨ Nick Hornby (1999). About a Boy, p.66, Penguin

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