"The bond of a true family is not one of blood, but one of respect and joy in each other's existence. Rarely do members of a single family grow up under one roof."
"Illusions" (1977)
"We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing each other."
"Love your enemies just in case your friends turn out to be a bunch of bastards."
"He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, And he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere."
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
(1803—1882)
"People change and forget to tell each other."
"And the best thing you've ever done for me
Is to help me take my life less seriously
Hey, it's only life after all."
"Closer to Fine"
"Friends... are God's apology for relations."
"I've learned that sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand."
"Shared joy is doubled joy, and shared sorrow is half-sorrow."
"Friends are angels who lift us up to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."
"A real friend will like you for who you are, not who you pretend to be."
"After a while you learn that what you really are is all the experiences and all the thoughts you've ever had and all the people who have touched your life, no matter how briefly."
"Friendship is far more tragic than love. It lasts longer."
~Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde
poet, novelist, & playwright
(1854—1900)