It may be a cold clammy thing to say but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
A boy doesn't have to go to war to be a hero he can say he doesn't like pie...
I loved my 17 years with R.E.M. but I'm ready to reflect assess and move on...
Society can exist only on the basis that there is some amount of polished lying and that no one says exactly what he thinks.