"One nice thing about the Third World, you don't have to fasten your seat belt. It takes a lot off your mind when average life expectancy is forty-five minutes."
About P. J. O'Rourke
Patrick Jake O'Rourke was an American author, journalist, and political satirist who wrote twenty-two books on subjects as diverse as politics, cars, etiquette, and economics. His books Parliament of Whores and Give War a Chance both reached No. 1 on The New York Times bestseller list.
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