There is one friend in the life of each of us who seems not a separate…

Edith Wharton
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There is one friend in the life of each of us who seems not a separate person, however dear and beloved, but an expansion, an interpretation, of one's self, the very meaning of one's soul. ✨ Edith Wharton (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Edith Wharton (Illustrated), p.7592, Delphi Classics
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There is one friend in the life of each of us who seems not a separate person, however dear and beloved, but an expansion, an interpretation, of one's self, the very meaning of one's soul. ✨ Edith Wharton (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Edith Wharton (Illustrated), p.7592, Delphi Classics

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