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C.S. Lewis

Friendship is born at the moment when one person says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself."

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C.S. Lewis says friendship begins with a small moment of recognition. One person discovers the other shares a feeling or interest they thought was theirs alone. That surprised 'you too?' is where two people turn into friends.

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