“A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand.”

“A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand. Is not the mountain far more awe-inspiring and more clearly visible to one passing through the valley than to those who inhabit the mountain?”

“The friend who holds your hand and says the wrong thing is made of dearer stuff than the one who stays away.”

“He is your friend who pushes you nearer to God.”

“For in that sad yet happy hour, she had learned not only the bitterness of remorse and despair, but the sweetness of self-denial and self-control, and led by her mother's hand, she had drawn nearer to the Friend who always welcomes every child with a love stronger than that of any father, tenderer than that of any mother.”

“Because sometimes you have no control over life and it keeps you far away from who you love.”