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Your friends will know you better in the first minute you meet than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years.
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Can miles truly separate you from friends... If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there?
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Don't be dismayed by good-byes.
 A farewell is necessary before you can meet again.
 And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes,
          is certain for those who are friends.

(Richard Bach)