Quote by Eileen Aitkins
Its a damn shame we have this immediate ticking off in the mind ab

Its a damn shame we have this immediate ticking off in the mind about how people sound. On the other hand, how many people really want to be operated upon by a surgeon who talks broad cockney? – Eileen Aitkins

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