Quote by Lenny Bruce

I won't say ours was a tough school, but we had our own coroner. We used to write essays like 'What I'm going to be if I grow up'.

I won't say ours was a tough school, but we had our own coro

Summary

This quote humorously highlights the challenging and perhaps unfavorable circumstances the speaker faced while attending school. The mention of having a coroner at their school brings a grim and morbid element, implying that their educational environment was tough and potentially dangerous. The mention of writing essays about their aspirations, specifically "What I'm going to be if I grow up," implies that even at a young age, the students may have been wary or uncertain about their future due to the circumstances they faced in their school environment.

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Fate & Destiny

By Lenny Bruce

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