"Is there still friendship in the world? Young people think there is; but then they find out that what they thought was friendship was just camaraderie. Friendship is a much more complicated, painful and violent relationship than love. Love wants to give and receive. A friend can only give. Friendship, narrowly speaking, in the sense that two people, without handshakes or promises, vouch for each other for life.
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Márai SándorAll Translations
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Is there still friendship in the world? Young people think there is; but then they find out that what they thought was friendship was just camaraderie. Friendship is a much more complicated, painful and violent relationship than love. Love wants to give and receive. A friend can only give. Friendship, narrowly speaking, in the sense that two people, without handshakes or promises, vouch for each other for life.
""Van-e még barátság a világon? Fiatal emberek azt hiszik, van; de aztán megtudják, hogy amit barátságnak hittek, csak pajtásság volt. A barátság sokkal bonyolultabb, fájdalmasabb és erőszakosabb kapcsolat, mint a szerelem. A szerelem adni és kapni akar. A barát csak adhat. Barátság, abban az értelemben, szűkszavúan, ahogy két ember, kézfogás és ígéret nélkül, egy életre jótáll a másikért."