Our friendship was like our writing in some ways. It was the only thin…

Ann Patchett
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Our friendship was like our writing in some ways. It was the only thing that was interesting about our otherwise dull lives. We were better off when we were together. Together we were a small society of ambition and high ideals. We were tender and patient and kind. We were not like the world at all. ✨ Ann Patchett (2004). Truth and Beauty: A Friendship
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