Nov. 19, 2024, 6:45 a.m.
Friendship and love are the twin pillars that support and enrich our lives. They are the connections that offer warmth, solace, and joy, transforming ordinary moments into treasured memories. With words that resonate deeply with our own experiences, quotes about friendship and love capture the essence of these relationships in a few lines, providing inspiration and reflection. In this collection, we delve into the thoughts of poets, philosophers, and thinkers to bring you 43 heartfelt quotes that celebrate the beauty and complexity of these enduring bonds. Whether you're seeking comfort, affirmation, or a simple reminder of the power of human connection, these quotes are sure to speak to the heart.
1. “Zavolio sam ga, znam po tome što mi je postao potreban, što nisam zamjerio ničemu ma šta da je rekao i učinio, i što mi je sve njegovo postalo važno. Ljubav je valjda jedina stvar na svijetu koju ne treba objašnjavati ni tražiti joj razlog.” - Meša Selimović
2. “Friendship is a Spackle in itself. You'll forgive your friends a lot, and if you're a woman, you'll forgive your straight male friends even more. They represent the possibility of mutual toleration between the sexes, a keyhole into the mind of the Other, and the promise of one day meeting someone just like them except that you want to sleep with them.” - Sloane Crosley
3. “At times, we are the bridge that allows another to re-enter the world after a loss. Don't mistake it for more or its beauty may be lost.” - Danielle Pierre
4. “He’s an indulgent sort of man……With a quick lip and a fierce tongue, the sort of tongue that draws you in with charm and words of praise, awkward silences and desperate worships.” - Jamie Weise
5. “We have formed a sick little friendship over the past year” - Dee Remy
6. “work. play. passion.” - Jim Clark
7. “Ein Freund ist ein Mensch, der die Melodie deines Herzen kennt und sie dir vorspielt, wenn du sie vergessen hast.” - Albert Einstein
8. “My pride is my comrades, my friends!” - Sawada Tsunayoshi
9. “The best gift we can give other people is our whole selves in truth. By doing so we give them a true and accurate mirror that allows them to see themselves. We also give ourselves the best opportunity to grow.” - A.C. Ping
10. “I dreamt we walked together along the shore. We made satisfying small talk and laughed. This morning I found sand in my shoe and a seashell in my pocket. Was I only dreaming?” - Maya Angelou
11. “I don't like to give up on people when they need someone not to give up on them.” - Carroll Bryant
12. “Friendship gives us the strength to turn from lambs into lions.” - Stephen Richards
13. “When you're alone is when you can count your friends.” - Stephen Richards
14. “The most valuable gift you can receive is an honest friend.” - Stephen Richards
15. “One thing was certain: he was my one. Most people go on their whole lives and never find their one, but I found mine. I found him when I was twelve-years-old.” - Jennifer Edlund
16. “Dia ada di sisimu setiap kali kau membutuhkannya, tapi apa kau ada di sisinya saat dia paling membutuhkanmu? Apa hubungan semacam ini yang kau sebut persahabatan?” - Winna Efendi
17. “What are you so sad about? We're going to know him for the rest of our lives.” - Melina Marchetta
18. “Payton “Sin” Sinclair was an unapologetic people-watcher. As a sports consultant, working with some of the biggest and most recognizable athletes in sports and business, he had to be able to read the smallest nuances of others. That ability was just one of the unique attributes that set him apart from the competition and made him the go-to person when corporations wanted to align themselves with the top professional athletes in the country.” - Francis Ray
19. “And Annie showed me how ailanthus trees grow under subway and sewer gratings, stretching toward the sun, making shelter in the summer, she said, laughing, for the small dragons that live under the streets.” - Nancy Garden
20. “Bittersweet? No, just bitter, the taste of your tongue.Words you can’t have back, so they linger.” - Coco J. Ginger
21. “But certainly not everyday you can find someone who wants to have a monogamous relationship” - Emily Giffin
22. “How could you carry the inside of a person with you and not call them a friend, no matter what the rules said?” - Barbara Samuel
23. “Max.God, but she was stubborn. And tough. And closed in. Closed off. Except whenshe was holding Angel, or ruffling the Gasman’s hair, or pushing somethingcloser to Iggy’s hand so he could find it easily without knowing anyone hadhelped him. Or when she was trying to untangle Nudge’s mane of hair.Or-sometimes-when she was looking at Fang.He shifted on the hard ground, a half-dozen flashes of memory cyclingthrough his brain. Max looking at him and laughing. Max leaping off a cliff,snapping out her wings, flying off, so incredibly powerful and graceful thatit took his breath away.Max punching someone’s lights out, her face like stone.Max kissing that weiner Sam on Anne’s front porch.Gritting his teeth, Fang rolled onto his side.Max kissing him on the beach, after Ari had kicked Fang’s butt.Just now, her mouth soft under his.He wished she were here, if not next to him, then somewhere in the cave, sohe could hear her breathing.It was going to be hard to sleep without that tonight.” - James Patterson
24. “Jesus, I thought Zuckerman was cheating in you, Chief.” - Gabrielle Zevin
25. “I was breathless, talking as fast as I could. I was afraid if I stopped talking, even for a second, I’d start sobbing again.“Whoa, there.” Fang smiled and reached up, tracing a hand down the side of my face, winding strands of my hair around his fingers. “Stop talking and let me just tell you how great it is to wake up staring at your face. Okay?” - James Patterson
26. “I hope it's the kind of second side that he can listen to whenever he drives alone and feel like he belongs to something whenever he's sad. I hope it can be that for him.” - Stephen Chbosky
27. “I wanted..." I said."I know," he said. "I know. Apparently the world is not a wish-granting factory." That made me smile a little.” - John Green
28. “don't be sad if Allah separated you from something or someone you love. if only we knew what His plans were for us, our hearts would melt with the warmth of His love” - Noname
29. “I'm not going to run if you were not running along with me, and I'm not going to walk if you were not walk beside me.” - chawil
30. “I hope to god that you have faith in knowing the people around you will always love you like I do. That they will be there unconditionally for you, and that they would bend over backwards to see your happiness. no matter what past, present or future” - s lane
31. “She nibbles her pencil... She's human!” - Charles M. Schulz
32. “Some people say, you can only get jealous when you feel insecure.” - Nurilla Iryani
33. “I dont know why i'm so afraid to lose you when you're not even mine ---Karin” - Nurilla Iryani
34. “Forgetting is not easy, but remembering is worse.” - Nurilla Iryani
35. “So basically you're just a fucking train wreck?" she joked."I prefer conflicted," I corrected.” - Chasta Schneider
36. “The women in the room chatted about love, about childhood, about losing parents, about Mr. Spock, about good books they'd read. They mothered each other.” - Louise Penny
37. “Because everything of value that we will know in this life comes from our relationships with those around us. Because there is nothing material that measures against the intangibles of love and friendship.” - R.A. Salvatore
38. “If the years have taught me one thing it's that those who care are always scarce. Those who genuinely care; not the acquaintances, false friends or those with similar aspirations. The few who seek your company, the souls who would plainly step off the world for you. Once you resolve to ignore them, only regret will follow.” - Darrell Drake
39. “Quinn hesitated, then said what his heart demanded."Lizzy, even if you don't believe, I will still be your friend. Nothing is going to change that. I'm loyal to my friends for a lifetime. There are no qualifications."She just looked at him for a long time, and then the smile that could make his heart roll over appeared. She got to her feet and lightly tapped his arm with the sombrero. "You're forgiven for asking me out fourth."She would have passed him but he snagged her hand. "Lizzy."She stopped."I saved the best for last.” - Dee Henderson
40. “All women should feel as Sex Subjects if they want and choose so without fear of repressions, condemnations and put down and without the need to pay them for that.Being freely a sexy and seductive woman is allowed only for few privileged professions: actresses, dancers, models, singers, prostitutes. They all do it for work. You can pay for them being sexy.If a sexy woman is openly adored by a man, the woman remains as a woman, she is not turning into a table, a cup or a bill of money. She is still the Subject who knows her power.” - Mai Loog
41. “... a true friend has your best interests at heart and the pluck to tell you what you need to hear.” - E.A. Bucchianeri
42. “The saints were his friends, and blessed him; the monsters were his friends, and guarded him.” - Victor Hugo
43. “I cannot picture what the life of the spirit would have been without him. He found me when my mind and soul were hungry and thirsty, and he fed them till our last hour together. It is such comradeships, made of seeing and dreaming, and thinking and laughing together, that make one feel that for those who have shared them there can be no parting.” - Edith Wharton