"Reuven listen to me. The Talmud says that a person should do two things for himself. One is to acquire a teacher. Do you remember the other.Choose a friend, I said.Yes. You know what a friend is, Reuven? A Greek philosopher said that two people who are true friends are like two bodies with one soul.I nodded.Reuven, if you can, make Danny Saunders your friend.I like him a lot, abba.No. Listen to me. I am not talking about only liking him. I am telling you to make him your friend and to let him make you his friend."

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About Chaim Potok

Chaim Potok was an American author and rabbi known for novels about Jewish identity and tradition in modern life. His best-known works include The Chosen and My Name Is Asher Lev. Potok's fiction became widely read in both literary and religious communities.

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