Quotes from Belly Up

Stuart Gibbs ·  294 pages

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“Mickey Mouse is just a rat in suspenders.”
― Stuart Gibbs, quote from Belly Up


“It’s as though I went down to Disneyland and assassinated Mickey Mouse.”
― Stuart Gibbs, quote from Belly Up


“all, humans had a history of behaving badly in order to make a buck.”
― Stuart Gibbs, quote from Belly Up


About the author

Stuart Gibbs
Born date May 12, 2018
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