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Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal

Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope. – John Ciardi

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You dont have to suffer to be a poet adolescence is enough suffering for anyone. – John Ciardi

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