| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 4125 |
| QUOTATION: | Men talk, but rarely about anything personal. Recent research on friendship ... has shown that male relationships are based on shared activities: men tend to do things together rather than simply be together.... Female friendships, particularly close friendships, are usually based on self-disclosure, or on talking about intimate aspects of their lives. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Bettina Arndt (20th century), Australian journalist. Private Lives, ch. 2 (1986). |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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