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Quote by Somerset Maugham
It's no good trying to keep up old friendships. It's painful for b

It’s no good trying to keep up old friendships. It’s painful for both sides. The fact is, one grows out of people, and the only thing is to face it. – Somerset Maugham

Other quotes by Somerset Maugham

In the country the darkness of night is friendly and familiar, but in a city, with its blaze of lights, it is unnatural, hostile and menacing. It is like a monstrous vulture that hovers, biding its time. – Somerset Maugham

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Cities
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The unfortunate thing about this world is that good habits are so much easier to give up than bad ones. – Somerset Maugham

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Habits
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I noticed that no matter where I went in the country, there was this group of questions that got asked. I would track them and keep them in categories. Like body image, school, family, friendship, you name it, the emotional life of a teenage girl. – Elizabeth Berkley

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At the beginning of the new century, it is the common aspiration of the peoples of the two countries to deepen mutual understanding, enhance trust, develop friendship and strengthen cooperation. – Li Peng

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For me my friendship with Omar Rodriguez from Mars Volta that friendship really means a lot to me because hes another creative person who works as hard as I do. – John Frusciante

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A good friend is a connection to life — a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world. – Lois Wyse

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My interesting diet tips are eat early and dont nosh between meals. I mean, I can pack it away. – Carol Burnett

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