“What's most important in a friendship? Tolerance and loyalty.”
“What is the most important thing one learns in school? Self-esteem, support, and friendship.”
“But Colin's only understanding of love was of limitless loyalty, boundless tolerance:”
“The most important things in a friendship didn't have to be said out loud.”
“It was a lesson most people learned much earlier; that even friendship could have an undisclosed shelf life. That loyalty and affection, so consuming and powerful, could dissipate like fog.”
“Remember, 'No one's more important than people'! In other words, friendship is the most important thing--not career or housework, or one's fatigue--and it needs to be tended and nurtured.”