“They all settled into being the kind of friends when they heard from each other.... or when they occasionally got together. And when they were not in touch, they did not think of one another.”

“Love is another kind of power, which shouldn't surprise you. Magic comes from emotions, among other things. And when two people are together, in that intimacy, when they really, selflessly love each other it changes them both. It lingers on in the energy of their lives, even when they are apart.”

“If you and I are friends, there is an expectancy that exists within our relationship. When we see each other or are apart, there is an expectancy of being together, of laughing and talking. The expectancy has no concrete definition; it is alive and dynamic and everything that emerges from our being together is a unique gift shared by no one else. ”

“Being Mexican... means being there for each other. It's togetherness, like a familia. We should be helping one another, cheering our friends on.”

“It's always nice when two people who don't got no one else find each other as friends.”

“...a really good friend, the kind of friend who - when they were together both of them were more able to be who they really were.”