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" Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend. "

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" True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance. "

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" Friendships are the family we make - not the one we inherit. I've always been someone to whom friendship, elective affinities, is as important as family. "

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