Friend Quotes Quotes

One friend in a storm is worth more than a thousand friends in sunshine.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't burn your bridges until you build better ones.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Wisdom is a reliable companion.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Elevate yourself away from anything or anyone who stunts your growth by distraction, you will never get round to watering your own plant if you wait for there approval to do so. Before you know it there garden will be full and yours would never have been started.

~ Keysha Jade

Keep negative people in your prayers, not in your life.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Friendship isn't about becoming somebody else perfect person. It is about finding someone who helps you become the best person you can be.

~ John

Being in love with your best friend is problematic.

~ J.m. Richards

As much as I cared about him, I wasn’t a slave to fate. I could choose to ignore my feelings, strong as they were. It would be painful, but no more so than letting myself pine for my friend.

~ J.m. Richards

You shouldn’t have to pretend to be as excited as I am just to make me happy. If it comes to that, you shouldn’t have to pretend to be anything around me. Friends should be real with each other

~ J.m. Richards

I got through it, and I wore it like a badge of honor—I Can Be Alone and it's Okay.

~ J.m. Richards

I Can Be Alone and it's Okay.

~ J.m. Richards

I know he’s a realist, he’s okay with being alone, and he helps people when he thinks no one is watching.

~ J.m. Richards

I suppose that means you don’t want any band-aids, either,” I said, a touch more bitterly than I’d meant to.

~ J.m. Richards

When the moment shifts, and you realize you don't actually want to be alone, that underneath the bravado is an ache that won’t quite fade away, you’re not only aware of how lonely you are, but how much you've been lying to yourself.

~ J.m. Richards

I had always thought that I was fine with being alone. Halfway through high school, I moved from Brazil to America, and it took me forever to make friends. I had culture shock of virtually every kind, besides which I was awkward, geeky, and shy. So I ate alone, telling myself that it was fine while I watched other people have normal conversations with their friends.

~ J.m. Richards

Well, if you can accept that I’m a great big geeky fangirl, then I guess I can accept that you’re a skeptic and a realist.

~ J.m. Richards

It was nice. Even in high school, I’d mostly had makeshift friends forged by the shared status of outcast. It was rare for me to discuss things so easily to someone outside of my family, but somehow Jill got me.

~ J.m. Richards

I bundled in my own blanket and reflected on the strange and somewhat unexpected friendship that was slowly developing between Davin and myself. It was clear to me that he needed a friend, but for reasons unknown to me, thought that it was better for him to be alone.

~ J.m. Richards

The bitterest fruit tastes sweet when you share it with someone you love.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Those who know you see your tears even in the rain.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo