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Edna St. Vincent Millay

"My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - it gives a lovely light!"

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"My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - it gives a lovely light!"

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"Two a.m.' He swallowed, then said, "You know. The person you can call at two a.m. and, no matter what, you can count on them. Even if they're asleep or it's cold or you need to be bailed out of jail...they'll come for you. It's like, the highest level of friendship."

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"When we see a lonely fisherman, we ask where the boat is; when we see a lonely boat, we ask where the fisherman is! We love to see the good friends always together!"

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"Love is flower like; Friendship is like a sheltering tree."

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"Friendship is not about ships-no matter how big and fancy and expensive the yacht is."

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"Life's gonna kick you in the butt. That's what it does. But if you gotta put up with this crap, the least you can expect is that your friends will stand by you. I mean, for crying in the night, what else are friends for but to help you make right what isn't in life?"

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"All true friendliness begins with fire and food and drink and the recognition of rain or frost. ...Each human soul has in a sense to enact for itself the gigantic humility of the Incarnation. Every man must descend into the flesh to meet mankind."

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"A friend's bitter words seem to us more poisonous than a serpent's tooth."

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"How often we find ourselves turning our backs on our actual friends that we may go and meet their ideal cousins."

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