“A true friend is the one who holds your hand and touches your heart”
Gabriel García Márquez (1927–2014) Colombian writer
Variant: Friend is the person that holds your hand and touches your heart!
“The friend who holds your hand and says the wrong thing is made of dearer stuff than the one who stays away.”
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