I know enough to know that no woman should ever marry a man who hated his mother.

Martha Gellhorn

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Topic

Mothers and sons

Author

Martha Gellhorn

Source

Letters of Martha Gellhorn

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1969 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Journalist Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Gellhorn, Martha. "Letter to Sandy Gellhorn, 13 Oct. 1969." Selected Letters of Martha Gellhorn, edited by Caroline Moorehead. Holt, 2007. Originally a letter to Sandy Gellhorn, 13 Oct. 1969.

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Current Citation

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