Two mismatched teacups sit together on a small wooden tray against a warm cream background.

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Bill Clinton

Our friendship may never be perfect. No friendship is. But I hope it will last forever.

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker accepts flaws without giving up hope for the friendship. Saying that no friendship is perfect makes the admission feel ordinary rather than alarming. What matters here is the wish to keep the bond, even while acknowledging that it will never be faultless.

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