When you grow up your mother says, 'Wear rubbers or you'll catch cold… — Diane Arbus

When you grow up your mother says, 'Wear rubbers or you'll catch cold.' When you become an adult you discover that you have the right not to wear rubbers and to see if you catch cold or not. It's something like that.

Diane ArbusPhotographer · American · 1923 – 1971

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