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Robert Kraus Quotes

Seven of the best book quotes from Robert Kraus
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“ ‘What’s the matter with Leo?’ asked Leo’s father. ‘Nothing,’ said Leo’s mother. ‘Leo is just a late bloomer.’ ‘Better late than never,’ thought Leo’s father.”
Robert Kraus
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Leo the Late Bloomer
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Mother
Leo
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wrong
too late
worried parents
bloomer
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“Leo couldn’t do anything right. He couldn’t read. He couldn’t write. He couldn’t draw. He was a sloppy eater. And, he never said a word.”
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“Every day Leo’s father watched him for signs of blooming. And every night Leo’s father watched him for signs of blooming.”
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“ ‘Are you sure Leo’s a bloomer?’ asked Leo’s father. ‘Patience,’ said Leo’s mother. ‘A watched bloomer doesn’t bloom.’ “
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“The snows came. Leo’s father wasn’t watching. But Leo still wasn’t blooming. The trees budded. Leo’s father wasn’t watching. But Leo still wasn’t blooming.”
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“Then one day, in his own good time, Leo bloomed! He could read! He could write! He could draw!”
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“He also spoke. And it wasn’t just a word. It was a whole sentence. And that sentence was... ‘I made it!’ “

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