Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person; having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, read more

Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person; having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but to pour them all out, just as they are, chaff and grain together, knowing that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then, with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away. -George Eliot.

For friendship, of itself a holy tie,
Is made more sacred by adversity.

For friendship, of itself a holy tie,
Is made more sacred by adversity.

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.

I am a big believer that you have to nourish any relationship. I am still very much a part of read more

I am a big believer that you have to nourish any relationship. I am still very much a part of my friends' lives and they are very much a part of my life. A First Lady who does not have this source of strength and comfort can lose perspective and become isolated.

Friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life.

Friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life.

There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.

There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.

True friendship is like sound health, the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.

True friendship is like sound health, the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.

What I cannot love, I overlook. Is that real friendship?

What I cannot love, I overlook. Is that real friendship?

I always felt that the great high privilege, relief and comfort of friendship was that one had to explain nothing. read more

I always felt that the great high privilege, relief and comfort of friendship was that one had to explain nothing. Thanks to Maria Marquis -Katherine Mansfield.