My mother wanted me off her hands. She was a working woman. She desig… — Stephen Sondheim

My mother wanted me off her hands. She was a working woman. She designed clothes, and she was a celebrity collector. It's my mother's ambition to be a celebrity.

Stephen SondheimComposer · American · b. 1930

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