W. Bruce Cameron Quotes

My younger sister looks to me to provide her with advice on how to do her job better - though she's too shy to ask me questions, so I have to give her my opinion on an unsolicited basis.

W. Bruce Cameron

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• My younger sister looks to me to provide her with advice on how to do her job better - though she's too shy to ask me questions, so I have to give her my opinion on an unsolicited basis.

  

  W. Bruce Cameron
  • She
  • Job
  • Opinion