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I have plenty of friends," she says. "Name one." She looks at me. Which I guess is sort of sweet. ↗

— George Saunders

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With Weasel and Arisa at his side, anything was possible. Anything. ↗

— Hilari Bell

#friendship #possible #friendship

Where do you lurk? I shall come down your burrow and ch-chivvy you out like an old st-t-toat. ↗

— Evelyn Waugh

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The mortality rate of literary friendships is high. Writers tend to be bad risks as friends ~ probably for much the same reasons that they are bad matrimonial risks. They expend the best parts of themselves in their work. Moreover, literary ambition has a way of turning into literary competition; if fame is the spur, envy may be a concomitant. ↗

— Matthew Joseph Bruccoli

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A man with no enemies is no good as a friend. ↗

— C.J. Langenhoven

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Yeah...I finally understood it... That exchanging information... Sharing time... The act of "let's go to the bathroom together" was the holy ritual of confirming one's friendship... Until now I was an idiot doing stupid things. ↗

— Taishi Zaou

#friendship #toilet #friendship

Nothing bonds people more than going through sh_t together, right? ↗

— Daria Snadowsky

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But we can also ask for something we are much more likely to get, and that is to find a person or two, somewhere in our travels, who will tell us that we are noble enough, whether it is true or not. We can ask for someone who will say, “You are noble enough,” and remind us of our good qualities when we have forgotten them, or cast them into doubt. ↗

— Lemony Snicket

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When her pain is fresh and new, let her have it. Don't try to take it away. Forgive yourself for not having that power. Grief and pain are like joy and peace; they are not things we should try to snatch from each other. They're sacred. they are part of each person's journey. All we can do is offer relief from this fear: I am all alone. That's the one fear you can alleviate. ↗

— Glennon Melton

#grief #pain #forgiveness

What are we doing tonight, Spock?' Luca grinned at Jacob. 'Apparently, he's going to New Zealand,' Ellen replied with heavy sarcasm. 'New Zealand?' 'It's code for Outer Space. ↗

— Sharon Sant

#humour #friendship