“He loved books; books are cold but safe friends.”
“Books are cold but sure friends.”
“He was fond of books, for they are cool and sure friends”
“He had a small but well stocked library. He loved books; books are a remote but reliable friend.”
“The saints were his friends, and blessed him; the monsters were his friends, and guarded him.”
“the cold and bitter scorn of the passers-by penetrated her very flesh and soul like a north wind.”