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.
Dorothy ParkerRead
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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