“I finally faced the fact that it isn`t a crime not having friends. Being alone means you have fewer problems.”

“It isn`t premarital sex if you have no intention of getting married.”

“One problem with being a leader, is that even among your friends you are alone, for it is you -- and you alone -- to whom the others look for final guidance.”

“Have you ever wondered how nostalgia isn"t what it used to be?”

“This [...] isn`t something I actually saw, but what you end up remembering isn`t always the same as what you witnessed.”

“So Sonia was not my only or even my first best friend. She was the last. It wasn t that I hadn t made friends since just that I thought myself past the age of that particular kind of friendship. Adult friendship doesn t grant you an exclusive isn t meant to be ranked above romance and family. I couldn t imagine ever living that moment again when you say with a shy and hopeful pride You re my best friend. The other person says it back and there you have chosen each other out of everyone else in the world. ”