John OdonohueFriendship is a creative and subversive force. It claims that intimacy is the secret law of life and universe.
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Friendship is a creative and subversive force. It claims that intimacy is the secret law of life and universe. Friendship claims that love can be born from being alone, from being deprived of the company of others. That it is only when we are with those who understand us, who accept us as we are, that we can have the courage to be ourselves. It claims that solitude is not a condition for withdrawal but a condition for growth, a condition for change.
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