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Most fruits, if left alone on a tree, eventually do ripen, especially if they're not being yelled at.

Firoozeh Dumas

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Firoozeh Dumas
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: January 1
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Writer
Ābadān
Fruit
Especially
Tree
Alone
Left
Ripen
Children
Yelled
Fruits
Eventually

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