Men always talk about the most important things to perfect strangers. In the perfect stranger we perceive man himself; the image of a God is not disguised by resemblances to an uncle or doubts of wisdom of a mustache.
GILBERT K. CHESTERTON.
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So here are the reasons why I talk to strangers: Because I never know what might happen, because the world is full of surprises, and because the very thing I am most worried about might turn into the thing I need most.
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