Haruki MurakamiIt's not right for one friend to do all the giving and the other to do all the taking: that's not read friendship.
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The expression “it’s not fair that one friend should do all the giving and the other should do all the taking” means that friendship is a two-way street. Friendship is about give and take, not just giving to a friend and then taking from a friend.
Source: After The Quake
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