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It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism

It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship. – Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

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Often the magical elements in my books are standing in for elements of the real world, the small and magical-in-their-own-right sorts of things that we take for granted and no longer pay attention to, like the bonds of friendship that entwine our own lives with those of other people and places. – Charles de Lint

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My first experiences of academic friendship made me smile in after years when I looked back on them. But my circle of acquaintances had gradually grown so large that it was only natural new friendships should grow out of it. – Georg Brandes

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A friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out. – Grace Pulpit

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The essence of true friendship is to make allowance for another’s little lapses. – David Storey

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