papa quotes

Father is rather vulgar, my dear. The word Papa, besides, gives a pretty form to the lips.Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes, and prism, are all very good words for the lips: especially prunes and prism.

-Dickens, CharlesJohn Huffam
^7  Mrs General. Little Dorrit, bk.2, ch.5.

Mama may have, papa may have, But God bless the child that's got his own! That's got his own.

-Holiday, Billie
  'God Bless the Child', with  Arthur Herzog  Jr.

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