# Quote — John Cooper Clarke, I Wanna Be Yours

> I don't think people would describe me as being tall any more, but if you had to describe me back then you would have said 'tall and thin'. You don't really see as much stunted malnourishment nowadays.

- Author: [John Cooper Clarke](https://www.leafyquotes.com/john-cooper-clarke.md)
- Book: [I Wanna Be Yours](https://www.leafyquotes.com/john-cooper-clarke/i-wanna-be-yours.md)
- Page: 133
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Cooper_Clarke#I_Wanna_Be_Yours_(2020)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/john-cooper-clarke/i-wanna-be-yours/i-dont-think

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