Friendship is a Spackle in itself. You'll forgive your friends a lot, …

Sloane Crosley
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Friendship is a Spackle in itself. You'll forgive your friends a lot, and if you're a woman, you'll forgive your straight male friends even more. They represent the possibility of mutual toleration between the sexes, a keyhole into the mind of the Other, and the promise of one day meeting someone just like them except that you want to sleep with them. ✨ Sloane Crosley (2010). How Did You Get This Number, p.31, Penguin
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