Insanity is hereditary. You can get it from your children.

Sam Levenson

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Parents and children

Author

Sam Levenson

Statement Type

Joke

Language

English

Time

1961 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Humorist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Levenson, Jam. Quoted in Ada Weekly News. 6 Apr. 1961.

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Time
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Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

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Source
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Medium
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Citation

Leonard, Elmore. Get Shorty. Delacorte Press, 1990, ch. 9.