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Cornelia Otis Skinner

To cement a new friendship, especially between foreigners or persons of a different social world, a spark with which both were secretly charged must fly from person to person, and cut across the accidents of place and time.

Friendship

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Building a strong friendship between people from different backgrounds requires a special, unspoken connection that both individuals already feel inside. This connection must overcome differences in where and when they meet to truly bring them together.

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