#friendships

We should trust people to be exactly what they have proven themselves to be, no more and no less. ↗

— Ryan Winfield

#love #trust #friendship

There comes a time in your life when you have to choose to turn the page, write another book or simply close it. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#books #boyfriend #choices #faith #family

Companionship is a foreign concept to some people. They fear it as much as the majority of people fear loneliness. ↗

— Criss Jami

#companion #companionship #different #extroversion #fear

We might not know we are seeking people who best enrich our lives, but somehow on a deep subconscious level we absolutely are. Whether the bond is temporary or permanent, whether it succeeds or fails, fate is simply a configuration of choices that combine with others to shape the relationships that surround us. We cannot choose our family, but we can choose our friends, and we sometimes, before we even meet them. ↗

— Simon Pegg

#fate #friendships #life #family

Funny how an absence can feel like a presence, like that space practically glows with her outline and make me notice how she's not here. ↗

— Joan Steinau Lester

#loss #friendship

We may run into Kevin,” Lucy said gloomily. “She’s hoping to run into Kevin,” Zoë assured her. Justine smiled grimly. “Preferably with my car. ↗

— Lisa Kleypas

#friendships #humor #friendship

If you put out acceptance and warmth, you tend to attract the same. ↗

— Deborah Day

#attitude-toward-life #friendships #kindness #attitude

In the beginning, I wanted his heart. Then I shifted focus to his body. I was never interested in only friendship. ↗

— Daria Snadowsky

#love #relationships #sex #friendship

Often the truth is in front of your face, but your eyes and heart are so full of lies that you can't see it. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#beliefs #church #family #friendships #honesty

You haven't any right to expect your friends to be larger than yourself, larger than life. Just take them as they are, cut down to average size, and be glad you have them. To drink with, laugh with, borrow money from, lend money to, stay away from their special girls as you want them to stay away from yours, and above all, never break your word to, once it's been given. And that is all the obligation you have, all you have the right to expect. ("New York Blues") ↗

— Cornell Woolrich

#friendship #friendship-tolerance #friendships #friendship