There's life for you. Spend the best years of your life studying penmanship and rhetoric and syntax and Beowulf and George Eliot, and then somebody steals your pencil.
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Friends come and go but I wouldn't have thought you'd be one of them
Interpretation
What this quote means
Friendships can be transient, and it's surprising when a close friend becomes distant.
This quote by Dorothy Parker reflects the often unpredictable nature of friendships, highlighting how people may drift apart despite initial closeness. It conveys a sense of disappointment and surprise at the fluctuation of relationships, pointing to the emotional weight that such changes can carry.
Themes
FriendshipLossTransienceRelationshipsSurprise
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about changing relationships, I might use this quote to illustrate the unexpected nature of friendships.
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