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Ugo Betti

"The first temptation, upon meeting an old friend after many years, is always to - look the other way."

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"The first temptation, upon meeting an old friend after many years, is always to - look the other way."

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"When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative."

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"However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship."

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"Here the whole world (stars, water, air,And field, and forest, as they wereReflected in a single mind)Like cast off clothes was left behindIn ashes, yet with hopes that she,Re-born from holy poverty,In lenten lands, hereafter mayResume them on her Easter Day."(Epitaph for Joy Davidman)"

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"The final test for a novel will be our affection for it, as it is the test of our friends, and of anything else which we cannot define."

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"Caroline was always moody and miserable, but I liked it. I liked feeling as if she had chosen me as the only person in the world not to hate, and so we spent all this time together just ragging on everyone, you know?"

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"And above all, you must be asking which door is the true one; not which pleases you best by its paint and panelling, the question should never be: 'Do I like that kind of service?' but 'Are these doctrines true: Is holiness there? Does my conscience move me towards this? Is my reluctance to move to this door due to my pride, or my mere taste, or my personal dislike for this particular door-keeper?"

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"In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge."

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