“Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.”
“Our country in general assumes that "the pursuit of happiness" really means "the pursuit of pleasure" and that therefore pleasure is the greatest good.”
“You're supposed to trust friends. You have no reason to be his friend? That is part of the pleasure of friendship: trusting without absolute evidence and then being rewarded for that trust.”
“Even without much experience in friendships, the lonely girl and the castaway boy filled the time as two friends should.”
“A woman can only become a man’s friend in three stages: first she’s an agreeable acquaintance, then a mistress and only after that a friend.”
“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.”