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title: "3 Likes Friend Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [Since our technology is really just an extension of ourselves, we don’t have to have contempt for its manipulability in the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-franzen/since-our-technology-is-really-just-an-extension-of-ourselves-we-don/)

[Jonathan Franzen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-franzen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/886/jonathan-franzen-801_bigs_since-our-technology-is-really-just-an-e_816217.jpg)

> [When a girl says she likes you as a friend, what she means is: "Rather than have sex with you, I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ebert/when-a-girl-says-she-likes-you-as-a-friend-what-she-means-is-rather/)

[Roger Ebert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ebert/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d01/roger-ebert-655_dating_when-a-girl-says-she-likes-you-as-a-frie_1513652.jpg)

> [A person only likes his friend to the degree he or she relates and connects to his character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/a-person-only-likes-his-friend-to-the-degree-he-or-she-relates-and/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2be/anonymous-1_character_a-person-only-likes-his-friend-to-the-de_2308785.jpg)

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