You don't have friends in here, you'll soon come to understand that. You get attached to someone, then you'll just lose them. They'll get shanked or they'll jump or they'll be taken one night.

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I am not sure if I should be offended or not by this quote. It seems like the writer of the quote is mocking his readers for their attachment to friends. I can’t say that I agree with this statement, however. The idea that your friends will all get taken out one way or another is foolish and unrealistic.

There are too many variables in life for this to happen. People die every day, but that doesn’t mean that they don’t have friends anymore. They did and did and did and did and did and did and did and did and did and did…

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