Friendships are the family we make - not the one we inherit. I've alwa…

Salman Rushdie
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Friendships are the family we make - not the one we inherit. I've always been someone to whom friendship, elective affinities, is as important as family. ✨ Salman Rushdie: My family values. Interview with Anita Sethi, www.theguardian.com. December 14, 2012.
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Friendships are the family we make - not the one we inherit. I've always been someone to whom friendship, elective affinities, is as important as family. ✨ Salman Rushdie: My family values. Interview with Anita Sethi, www.theguardian.com. December 14, 2012.

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