Mom was the greatest influence of my childhood. She wanted to save me from the vice, lust, and drinking that was all about me. (Ethel Waters)

Mom was the greatest influence of my childhood. She wanted to save me from the vice, lust, and drinking that was all about me.

Ethel Waters

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