This guy was going to marmalise me! I mean, where's the kudos in beating up a seven-stone fucking… — John Cooper Clarke
This guy was going to marmalise me! I mean, where's the kudos in beating up a seven-stone fucking consumptive? I was a self-confessed coward, then as now. My coat of arms has been detailed elsewhere: four white feathers on a field of yellow. Nothing for me is more terrifying than physical pain....
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