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"Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare - and precious as a pearl."
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"True friendship is a house where we can take off our masks."

"To lose a worthless friend is worthy of a testimony."

"A true friend is a reflection of yourself."

"Good fences make good neighbors, and these were apparently good enough that they had not felt the need for razor wire at the top. I crested the fence, threw myself into the yard beyond, fell, rolled to my feet, and ran with the expectation of being garroted by a taut clothesline.I heard panting, looked down, and saw a gold retriever running at my side, ears flapping. The dog glanced up at me tongue rolling, grinning, as though jazzed by the prospect of an unscheduled play session."

"I to myself am dearer than a friend."

"One friend in a storm is worth more than a thousand friends in sunshine."

"A friend is someone who will always be there for you, in good and hard times."

"Don't appreciate me, I'm not up to it. Don't criticize me, I don't deserve it. Just be my friend and forgive me, because I am craving for it."

"If you fulfill God's will, then God will always be your friend."

"Friendship, neglected, is like a flower deprived of water and sunlight."
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"In the Arab world, there is no link between the cultural habits of peoples and the ways of thinking and creating of modern intellectuals. They are two separate worlds."

"New ideas should confront old ideas. We must refer to the example of Europe. People have fought to make Europe what it is today. Freedom is not something that is served up on a plate."

"At 21, I discovered repression and injustice. The army would shoot students with real bullets."

"It is impossible to disregard such an important medium as television. We should know how to use it, learn to work in it and express new values in it."

"The power of the word in Morocco belonged to men and to the authorities. No one asked the point of view of poor people or women."

"Emigration is no longer a solution; it's a defeat. People are risking death, drowning every day, but they're knocking on doors that are not open."
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