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Now Doon seemed to care for his new friends more than he did for her. Every time she thought about him she felt a thud of pain, like a bruised place inside her. ↗

— Jeanne DuPrau

#city-of-ember #friendship #jeanne-duprau #lef-out #loneliness

Maybe this is the point: to embrace the core sadness of life without toppling headlong into it, or assuming it will define your days. ↗

— Gail Caldwell

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You let their friendship continue because Maisie looks after your son while you're gallivanting around the country disguised as Sherlock Holmes" - Uncle Paton Yewbeam ↗

— Jenny Nimmo

#shadow #the-children-of-the-red-king #friendship

Is it not enough to shine, To know that friends are true? That love is born of friendship, And who you are is you? ↗

— Frederic M. Perrin

#young-adult #young-adult-fantasy #friendship

Well, in the meantime, Carter and I have been discussing the matter of Ryan." This time it wasn't the clang of a pan I heard, but instead a messy smack--the contact of Carter's backhand with Dean's head, I presumed. "Just hear me out. You have options. I have an Italian uncle. He'll make sure Ryan is sleeping with the fishes by next week." "Dean!" Unable to repress my amusement, my eyes flew wide and my grin grew. "Either that, or we can go all Sweeney Todd on him and--" "Oh, will you stop?" My laughter was crippling. "There will be no calls to your uncle and no trip to the barber shop--please, leave Sweeney Todd out of it. ↗

— Rachael Wade

#contemporary-romance #friendship #love #loyalty #preservation

Studying in countries like China isn't only about your prospects in the global marketplace. It's not just about whether you can compete with your peers in other countries to make America stronger. It's also about whether you can come together and work together with them to make our world stronger. It's about the friendships you make, the bonds of trust you establish and the image of America that you project to the rest of the world. ↗

— Michelle Obama

#friendship

Every relationship that has hit a crossroads has asked, “What is it that you want from me? ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#boyfriend #break-ups #crossroads #divorce #family

One enjoys friendship most when times are good, when the sun shines and the world is kind. But it is the sharing of adversity that knits men together. ↗

— John Christopher

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Take a guy who can walk on water, who can raise people from the dead, who can look at you and tell you what you had for breakfast...if a guy like that can't find twelve trustworthy mates, who can? Stop at eleven and call it done, that's the moral of that story. ↗

— Liam Perrin

#friendship #humor #leadership #friendship

Adversity removes the friends prosperity has harvested. ↗

— C.J. Langenhoven

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