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Life is lumpy. And a lump in the oatmeal, a lump in the throat, and a lump in a breast are not the same lump. One should learn the difference.

Robert Fulghum

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Robert Fulghum
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: June 4
Author
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Waco
Texas
Robert Lee Fulghum
Life
Lump
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Breast
Breasts
Throat
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Differences
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Oatmeal

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