I’ve got a new friend, all right. But what a gamble friendship is! Charlotte is fierce, brutal, scheming, bloodthirsty–everything I don’t like. How can I learn to like her, even though she is pretty and, of course, clever?

E.B. White
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In this quote, Anne Shirley is explaining to her friend, Judy, that she might have a new friend that is good at everything except being likable. In an attempt to change her opinion of this new friend, Judy tries to persuade her by stating that Charlotte is actually a friendly and nice person. This is a common tactic used by people who are trying to make a friend feel better about a disliked individual.

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