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Friends tell the truth to one another. Friends don't slam the door to correction or reflection when it is offered with affection.

Amy Dickinson

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Amy Dickinson
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: November 6
Columnist
Freeville
New York
Another
Slam
Truth
Offered
Affection
Reflection
Door
Doors
Friends
Correction
Tell
Corrections

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