Alice WalkerNo person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.
About This Quote
We all need friends and we all want to be accepted. But there is a difference between having friends and having people who accept you. Those who demand that you be silent or deny your right to grow are not true friends. They will betray you, use you, and discard you as soon as the popularity of their relationship fades.
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