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I didn’t appreciate it at the time, but looking back, my level of shock was a testament to how lucky I was as a citizen of the United States. Since my medical discharge from the Marine Corps, I’d felt relatively safe. US citizens, for the
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“There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.”
― Northanger Abbey
― Northanger Abbey
“Life is an awful, ugly place to not have a best friend.”
― Someone Like You
― Someone Like You
“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”
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“What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.”
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“You are my best friend as well as my lover, and I do not know which side of you I enjoy the most. I treasure each side, just as I have treasured our life together.”
― The Notebook
― The Notebook
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