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Breaking with old friends is one of the most painful of the changes in all that piling up of a multitude of small distasteful changes that constitutes growing older.
John Dos Passos
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"Breaking with old friends is one of the most painful of the changes in all that piling up of a multitude of small distasteful changes that constitutes growing older."
— John Dos Passos

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Breaking with old friends is one of the most painful of the changes in all that piling up of a multitude of small distasteful changes that constitutes growing older. — John Dos Passos

About John Dos Passos

John Dos Passos was a Novelist from United States (1896–1970).

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This quote is attributed to John Dos Passos, a Novelist from United States.
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John Dos Passos lived from 1896 – 1970.