“Everybody I know fails the acid test of friendship.”
Bill Watterson (1958) American comic artist
Source: The Days Are Just Packed
“Friendship is an Algebra test that nobody passes.”
— Gregory David Roberts, book Shantaram
Source: Shantaram
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