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> […for no matter how lost and soiled and worn-out wandering sons may be, mothers can forgive and forget every thing as they fold them into their fostering arms. Happy the son whose faith in his mother remains unchanged, and who,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-may-alcott/for-no-matter-how-lost-and-soiled-and-worn-out-wandering-sons-may-be/)

[Louisa May Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-may-alcott/)

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> [Ideas are like wandering sons. They show up when you least expect them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-williams/ideas-are-like-wandering-sons-they-show-up-when-you-least-expect-them/)

[Bernard Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-williams/)

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