"The heart will turn to a prune if……" — Robert Fulghum
"The heart will turn to a prune if love is always by the numbers. How will you know if someone really loves you if they only meet your expectations and not your needs?"
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Robert Fulghum
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148 Quotes by Robert Fulghum
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Hope is a waking dream.
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Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.
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