Friendship fills your life with the essence of joy and mutual understanding. And some of the best friends in life have more than two legs.

Friends are life's ingredient that makes every sad moment sweeter, every difficult time easier, and every normal moment extraordinary.

It is a truism but it is still true that the longer one knows people the less relevant it becomes whether or not one liked them initially.

Being there when things are easy is one of the benefits of being a good friend. Being there when things get difficult is one of the tests.

How could it be that I wanted those scary narrow streets and books and coffee shops for her so much more than she wanted them for herself?

For no one, in our long decline,So dusty, spiteful and divided,Had quite such pleasant friends as mine,Or loved them half as much as I did.

Such a simple thing, kindness. Such a simple thing. A nice word of encouragement, given when needed. An act of friendship. A passing smile.

We need to remember what's important in life: friends, waffles, work. Or waffles, friends, work. Doesn't matter, but work is third.

They had drifted apart, as people do when they promise to stay in touch; the ones who are going to stay in touch don't need to promise.

Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.

That's what friends are for. The people who aren't in your life 'cause they're related, or hot for you. They just love you.

American culture enforces such rigid gender roles for male friendships that they are gay unless they materially resemble a beer commercial.

A moment passed, perhaps half a second when their faces said what they felt, and then Emma was smiling, laughing, her arms around his neck.

Revenge might be sweet and although friendship might be sweeter, once you find true love you will tast the sweetest thing life has to offe

Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.