#ends

The beginning of love is the will to let those we love be perfectly themselves, the resolution not to twist them to fit our own image. If in loving them we do not love what they are, but only their potential likeness to ourselves, then we do not love them: we only love the reflection of ourselves we find in them ↗

— Thomas Merton

#love #self-discovery #trust #truth #friendship

Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. "Pooh?" he whispered. "Yes, Piglet?" "Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's hand. "I just wanted to be sure of you. ↗

— A.A. Milne

#piglet #pooh #reassurance #friendship

We'll be Friends Forever, won't we, Pooh?' asked Piglet. Even longer,' Pooh answered. ↗

— A.A. Milne

#friendship

I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light. ↗

— Helen Keller

#friendship

You are my best friend as well as my lover, and I do not know which side of you I enjoy the most. I treasure each side, just as I have treasured our life together. ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

#love #friendship

Why did you do all this for me?' he asked. 'I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you.' 'You have been my friend,' replied Charlotte. 'That in itself is a tremendous thing. ↗

— E.B. White

#friendship

There are no faster or firmer friendships than those formed between people who love the same books. ↗

— Irving Stone

#friendship #friendship

It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like "What about lunch? ↗

— A.A. Milne

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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. ↗

— Anaïs Nin

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Silence make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying, but the never needing to say that counts. ↗

— Margaret Lee Runbeck

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