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"Aww enjoyed Happy Birthday. Everyone just wants someone to kick it with sometimes even the folks who pick on you can be missed at times." — Sep 27, 2026 07:54AM
"Aww enjoyed Happy Birthday. Everyone just wants someone to kick it with sometimes even the folks who pick on you can be missed at times." — Sep 27, 2026 07:54AM
“No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.”
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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
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“Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.”
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“In secret we met -
In silence I grieve,
That thy heart could forget,
Thy spirit deceive.
If I should meet thee
After long years,
How should I greet thee? -
With silence and tears”
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In silence I grieve,
That thy heart could forget,
Thy spirit deceive.
If I should meet thee
After long years,
How should I greet thee? -
With silence and tears”
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“A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.”
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