Friends are "annuals" that need seasonal nurturing to bear blossoms. Family is a "perennial" that comes up year after year, enduring the droughts of absence and neglect. There's a place in the garden for both of them.

Quote by Erma Bombeck

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"Never loan your car to anyone to whom you've given birth.

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