21 quotes found
“Loving someone and having them love you back is the most precious thing in the world.”
“When you know my love, my love will warm you.”
“Friendship arises out of mere Companionship when two or more of the companions discover that they have in common some insight or interest or even taste which the others do not share and which, till...”
“WE two boys together clinging,One the other never leaving,Up and down the roads going, North and South excursions making,Power enjoying, elbows stretching, fingers clutching,Arm'd and fearless, eat...”
“Here's what I think. We all want someone to build a fort with. We want somebody to swap crayons with and play hide-and-seek with and live out imaginary stories with. We start out getting that from ...”
“Love is like the wild rose-briar; Friendship like the holly-tree. The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms, but which will bloom most constantly?”
“...we can say we love each other if my life is better because you're in it and your life is better because I'm in it.”
“Tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Wherever he goes, you also go. He will not be alone.”
“Anyone who imagines they can work alone winds up surrounded by nothing but rivals, without companions. The fact is, no one ascends alone.”
“Joy multiplies when it is shared among friends, but grief diminishes with every division. That is life.”
“A son says to his Mother: "Mother, today I fought with my friend."His Mother says: "Why did you fight with your friend?""Because he demanded something of me, and I would not give it to him.""Why di...”
“How we need another soul to cling to.”
“I realize, for the first time, how very lonely I've been in the arena. How comforting the presence of another human being can be.”
“I am beginning to remember what it means to need things. Laughter. Companionship. Love. "He leant forward and pressed his forehead to mine. "And I need you, Merit.”
“Those who have never known the deep intimacy and the intense companionship of happy mutual love have missed the best thing that life has to give.”
