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A friend is what the heart needs all the time.

Henry Van Dyke

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Henry Van Dyke
Age: 80 †
Born: 1852
Born: November 10
Died: 1933
Died: April 10
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Writer
Germantown
Philadelphia
Time
Friendship
Friend
Relationship
Needs
Heart

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