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Amicitiae nostrae memoriam spero sempiternam fore ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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He thought about this for a second. "True. But if you never really make friends, you probably don't have anyone to be your 2 a.m. Which would kind of suck. I just looked at him as he stirred his soup, carrots spinning in the liquid. "Your what?" "Two a.m." He swallowed, then said, "You know. The person you can call at two a.m. and, no matter what, you can count on them. Even if they're asleep or it's cold or you need to be bailed out of jail...they'll come for you. It's, like, the highest level of friendship. ↗

— Sarah Dessen

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Friend of my bosom, thou more than a brother, Why wert thou not born in my father's dwelling? ↗

— Charles Lamb

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I'm scared, all right?" I said. I could feel my stomach churn as my gaze rested on the wooden trunk. Nathan turned my chin, looking at me with an expression of utter sincerity. "You don't have to be. I'm here. ↗

— Markelle Grabo

#fantasy #friendship #nathan #ramsey #secrets

لن يشجعك رفاقك الآتون، ولن يواسوك. لن يدلوك على ما فيك من عناصر الخير والصدق. بالعكس.. سيحصون عليك كل غلطة، ولن يروا غير عيوبك، ولن يبينوا لك إلا ما أنت فيه مخطئ، سيفعلون ذلك وفي نفوسهم فرح خبيث. وإذا تظاهروا لك بأنهم لا يحفلون بأمرك بل يزدرون شأنك، كانوا في الحقيقة يفرحون لكل ما تقع فيه من أخطاء (كأن الإنسان معصوم من الخطأ!). ↗

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

#solitude #friendship

Yes, we must ever be friends; and of all who off you friendship Let me be ever the first, the truest, the nearest and dearest! ↗

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Bunter came with me in the role of a friend. A role he has always played to perfection." "It does not require dissimulation, my lord," said Bunter. "Thank you," said Peter. ↗

— Jill Paton Walsh

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If it be the chief point of friendship to comply with a friend's notions and inclinations he possesses this is an eminent degree; he lies down when I sit, and walks when I walk, which is more that many good friends can pretend to do. ↗

— Alexander Pope

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I think the waiters and hostess are beginning to recognize me. They must either think I'm the most popular girl in Chicago or a lesbian seriously looking for The One. Either option is far less embarrassing than the truth: 'I'm here auditioning best friends forever! ↗

— Rachel Bertsche

#friendship #humor #friendship

We need books...because we are all, in the private kingdoms of our hearts, desperate for the company of a wise, true friend. ↗

— Steve Almond

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