Friendship Quotes - A faithful friend is a strong defense
“A
faithful friend is a strong defense;
And
he that hath found him hath found a treasure.”
―
Louisa May Alcott
“I’ve
become skeptical of the unwritten rule that just because a boy and girl appear
in the same feature, a romance must ensue. Rather, I want to portray a slightly
different relationship, one where the two mutually inspire each other to live -
if I’m able to, then perhaps I’ll be closer to portraying a true expression of
love.”
―
Hayao Miyazaki
“Which
of all my important nothings shall I tell you first?”
―
Jane Austen
“Betrayal
is the only truth that sticks.”
―
Arthur Miller
“When
you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over
character.”
―
W.Somerset Maugham
“Was
I ever crazy? Maybe. Or maybe life is… Crazy isn’t being broken or swallowing a
dark secret. It’s you or me amplified. If you ever told a lie and enjoyed it.
If you ever wished you could be a child forever. They were not perfect, but
they were my friends.”
―
Susanna Kaysen, Girl, Interrupted
“Oh,
sometimes I think it is of no use to make friends. They only go out of your
life after awhile and leave a hurt that is worse than the emptiness before they
came.”
―
L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea
“Don't
be dismayed at good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again.
And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are
friends.”
―
Richard Bach, Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
“Nearly
everything I know about love, I've learnt from my long-term friendships with
women.”
―
Dolly Alderton, Everything I Know About Love
“What
do you most value in your friends?
Their
continued existence.”
―
Christopher Hitchens, Hitch 22: A Memoir
“When
you feel someone else's pain and joy as powerfully as if it were your own, then
you know you really loved them.”
―
Ann Brashares, Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood
“7
things negative people will do to you. They will...
1.
Demean your value;
2.
Destroy your image
3.
Drive you crazily!
4.
Dispose your dreams!
5.
Discredit your imagination!
6.
Deframe your abilities and
7.
Disbelieve your opinions!
Stay
away from negative people!”
―
Israelmore Ayivor
“I
was tired of pretending that I was someone else just to get along with people,
just for the sake of having friendships.”
―
Kurt Cobain
“It takes
your enemy and your friend, working together, to hurt you to the heart: the one
to slander you and the other to get the news to you.”
―
Mark Twain
“When
friendships are real, they are not glass threads or frost work, but the
solidest things we can know.”
―
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays, First Series
“Jesper:
“If Pekka Rollins kills us all, I’m going to get Wylan’s ghost to teach my
ghost how to play the flute just so that I can annoy the hell out of your
ghost.”
Kaz:
“I’ll just hire Matthias’ ghost to kick your ghost’s ass.”
Matthias:
“My ghost won’t associate with your ghost.”
―
Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows
“There
is nothing more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as
man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends.”
―
Homer, The Odyssey
“How
lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.”
―
A.A. Milne, The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh
“It
would be mortifying to the feelings of many ladies, could they be made to
understand how little the heart of a man is affected by what is costly or new
in their attire... Woman is fine for her own satisfaction alone. No man will
admire her the more, no woman will like her the better for it. Neatness and
fashion are enough for the former, and a something of shabbiness or impropriety
will be most endearing to the latter.”
―
Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey
“Writing
is a job, a talent, but it's also the place to go in your head. It is the
imaginary friend you drink your tea with in the afternoon.”
―
Ann Patchett, Truth & Beauty
