“I tell him about ... Jack and Annabel, smart and ready and I'm wondering where all that smart comes from and I figure some from parents, some from school, and some from a place inside you.”

Steven Herrick

Steven Herrick - “I tell him about ... Jack and Annabel...” 1

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