Friendship however is a plant which cannot be forced -- true friendship is no gourd spring up in a night and withering in a day.

Friendship however is a plant which cannot be forced -- true friendship is no gourd spring up in a night and withering in a day.

然而，友谊是一种不能强迫的植物——真正的友谊不是一夜之间长出来，一天之内就枯萎的葫芦。

-- Charlotte Bronte 夏洛特勃朗特