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What if all everybody needed in the world was to be sure of one friend? What if you were the one, and you refused to say those simple words?
What if all everybody needed in the world was to be sure of one friend? What if you were the one, and you refused to say those simple words?
Approximate author period: c. 1949 AD · modern
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- Richard Russo
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- Approximate author period: c. 1949 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Richard Russo: documented birth year 1949; activity date not established. Wikidata Q558430, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q558430 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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