"These pages testify to the discovery of uhnlikely gifts when we stay in community--especially when we stay after things get hard."
Christopher Heuertz
"I'm a Helian, and you're an Arcan. We're just made that way. I don't think we would ever be able to really understand each other."
Heather James
"Sometimes you can grow more in a shorter amount of time with the right company than years of soul-searching alone, or by living the same patterns you've lived for your entire life."
Anonymous
"I have a great pack of female friends, but I also have a lot of guy friends. I believe that platonic relationship is entirely possible."
Olivia Wilde
"The worst feeling when speaking with someone or receiving a gift from them is knowing they feel obligated to."
Donna Lynn Hope
"I like to see myself as a bridge builder, that is me building bridges between people, between races, between cultures, between politics, trying to find common ground."
T. D. Jakes
"Shopping with friends is a great way of still enjoying the thrill of the chase without having to make a purchase. It can also be a real bonding opportunity. Helping your friend find something nice is just as rewarding as helping yourself."
Sophie Kinsella
"The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you but he will make a fool of himself too."
Samuel Butler
"The person you have known a long tme is embedded in you like a jewel. The person you have just met casts out a few glistening beams & you are fascinated to see more of them. How many more are there? With someone you've barely met the curiosity is intoxicating."
Naomi Shihab Nye
"I went to him in the doorway and embraced him tightly. 'Thank you,' I whispered. 'You've done so much for us, and we've done nothing for you.'Don't say that.' Vic's hands patted my back. 'You're my friends. Nothing else to it."
Claudia Gray
"We make patterns, we share moments."
Jenny Downham
"No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow."
Alice Walker
"Think about how much better this world would be if people would just smile at each other more often...You don't have to talk; you don't have to agree on anything; all you have to do is smile! Smiling breaks barriers; it eases tension, and it's the first step to making a new friend."
Tom Giaquinto
"Grayson noticed me next to the lockers. He pointed at me then held his arms out magnanimously. “You’re welcome, new girl,” he said. “I just saved you from having to find a nice way to say no to the leg dragger."
Laura Anderson Kurk
"I lay it down as a fact that if all men knew what others say of them, there would not be four friends in the world."
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