Thomas BernhardThe only friends I have are the dead who have bequeathed their writings to me-- I have no others.
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All of us have many friends, but our true friends are the ones who have gone before us. We can learn wisdom from them if we would pay attention, but that’s not why we choose our friends. We choose them because they are people whom we enjoy being around. And, if they are dead, they are still around with us in spirit, the same as they were during their lifetime.
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