A friendship can weather most things and thrive in thin soil -- but it needs a little mulch of letters read more

A friendship can weather most things and thrive in thin soil -- but it needs a little mulch of letters and phone calls and small silly presents every so often -- just to save it from drying out completely.

Give me one friend, just one, who meets The needs of all my varying moods.

Give me one friend, just one, who meets The needs of all my varying moods.

I will be near you when you cry if just to say I sympathize and when it's more than you read more

I will be near you when you cry if just to say I sympathize and when it's more than you can take, I'll watch the tears fall from your eyes.

When I find myself fading, I close my eyes and realize my friends are my energy.

When I find myself fading, I close my eyes and realize my friends are my energy.

Cherish the friend who tells you a harsh truth, wanting ten times more to tell you a loving lie.

Cherish the friend who tells you a harsh truth, wanting ten times more to tell you a loving lie.

I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me read more

I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar.

A friend is, as it were, a second self.

A friend is, as it were, a second self.

A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you read more

A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.

A good motto is: Use friendliness but do not use your friends.

A good motto is: Use friendliness but do not use your friends.