#friends

I was never confident about finishing a book, but friends encouraged me. When I finished my first book, it was accepted by a publisher right away and became an instant bestseller. One male critic called it the most shocking book he ever read. ↗

— Jackie Collins

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It is in the thirties that we want friends. In the forties we know they won't save us any more than love did. ↗

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

#did #forties #friends #know #love

As in political so in literary action a man wins friends for himself mostly by the passion of his prejudices and the consistent narrowness of his outlook. ↗

— Joseph Conrad

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You shall judge a man by his foes as well as by his friends. ↗

— Joseph Conrad

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I don't want to make more friends. I have four kids, I have plenty of friends, and all the personal relationships I need. ↗

— Guy Kawasaki

#friends #i #kids #make #more

If you have to deal with our friends at ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, it's like a Kafka novel. Files just disappear. ↗

— Jeb Bush

#deal #disappear #enforcement #files #friends

I had friends but I was spending a great deal of my time alone and for me that was vital because there's an awful lot you learn about yourself when you're alone. ↗

— Kate Bush

#alone #awful #because #deal #friends

I was lucky. My family is wonderful. And it's funny, because most of my best friends come from very large families. So it always felt as if I had lots of siblings, though in the end I had to leave them and go home. I kind of got the best of both worlds as a kid. ↗

— Sophia Bush

#because #best #both #come #end

You know, my parents have always been incredibly supportive. I'm an only child, so we're very close. There's just the three of us. They're exceptional parents but also great friends. My father was able to take his hobby, photography, and turn it into a beautiful career. So when they saw how much I loved acting, they were 100 percent behind me. ↗

— Sophia Bush

#acting #also #always #beautiful #been

Friendship may, and often does, grow into love, but love never subsides into friendship. ↗

— Lord Byron

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