About This Quote
A friendship can weather most things and thrive in thin soil; but it needs a little mulch of letters and phone calls and small, silly presents every so often - just to save it from drying out completely. This quote from James Thurber speaks to the importance of maintaining a friendship with a regular correspondence. Letters help keep the friendship fresh and alive.
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