Carol Rifka Brunt Quotes

My mother gave me a disappointed look. Then I gave her one back. Mine was for everything, not just the sandwich.

Carol Rifka Brunt

• Mother
• Looks
• Disappointed
• Mines
• Sandwiches

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• My mother gave me a disappointed look. Then I gave her one back. Mine was for everything, not just the sandwich.

  

  Carol Rifka Brunt
  • Mother
  • Looks
  • Disappointed