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Trust is a calculated risk — and refusing to take it is its own kind of loss.
“Friendship was a thing, like a river, that could be diverted.
“Sometimes all we need is someone to tell us that we are okay.
“Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we're all in this together.
“Love is the courage to stay when everything in you says run.
“Listening is a form of translation. You have to translate emotions.
“I used to think the worst thing was to end up alone. It's not. It's with people who make you feel alone.
“Every day, one less white friend. Every day, one less white friend.
“We all want to belong. It’s a fundamental human need.
“The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.
“No matter how hard I try to be your friend, you keep on hurting me.
“And I was ever a loyal friend, / And a faithful friend was I.