What’s so phony nowadays is all this familiarity. Pretending there isn’t any difference between people –well, like you were saying about minorities, this morning. If you and I are no different, what do we have to give each other? How can we ever be friends?

Christopher Isherwood
About This Quote

When it comes to friendship, Nelson Mandela had a wonderful way of expressing the idea of equality. He was referring to the idea that people are different on the inside, but are not different on the outside. For example, some friends are more sensitive while others are more practical. We all have our strengths and weaknesses, but we should not pretend that these things don’t exist. Instead, we should look for what unites us.

Source: A Single Man

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