“Friends wouldn’t lead you on like they have. And friends sure as hell don’t wake up in bed next to each other saying it meant nothing.”— Kirsten Corley, thoughtcatalog.com
“navigate, v.: I need to believe in you as the star that will help me get my bearings when it comes to the truth and what I should do.”— David Levithan, twitter.com
“nemesis, n.: We may not always want the same things, but we never want enough opposite things to consider ourselves in opposition.”— David Levithan, twitter.com
“network, v.: When you care more about who you know than actually knowing them, I don't want to participate.”— David Levithan, twitter.com
“neutral, adj.: Even if you think I’m wrong, I want you on my side, telling me I’m wrong.”— David Levithan, twitter.com
“Know your circle. Make sure everybody in your ‘boat’ is rowing and not drilling holes when you’re not looking.”— Steve Maraboli, twitter.com
“Behavior speaks... Pay attention to those who don't clap when you win.”— Steve Maraboli, twitter.com
“I love connecting with people who have been through the fire and come out stronger and wiser. Using their experiences to inspire and empower others.”— Steve Maraboli, twitter.com
“Remember: sometimes the person we think will hurt us and make us fall is instead one of the few who will help us to get up.”— Paulo Coelho, twitter.com
“No matter how good your friends are, they're going to hurt you every once in a while, and you must forgive them for that.”— Paulo Coelho, twitter.com
“Friends listen to what you say. Best friends listen to what you don't say.”— Paulo Coelho, twitter.com
“It's funny how in the end, you always go back to the ones that have been there from the very beginning.”— Paulo Coelho, twitter.com
“You know how some people, when they're together, they somehow make you feel more hopeful? Make you feel like the world is not the insane place it really is?”— Rebecca Wells, amazon.com
“Why are old lovers able to become friends? Two reasons. They never truly loved each other, or they love each other still.”— Whitney Otto, amazon.com
“It's enough for me to be sure that you and I exist at this moment.”— Gabriel Garcia Marquez, amazon.com
“Love...who needed love? As long as she had her books and her friends and an occasional hookup, she was perfectly content.”— Lauren Conrad, amazon.com
“I never realized that we need to talk with other people just to know that we exist. That we matter. Loneliness is a howling, empty cavern inside of me that just keeps growing.”— Cheryl Rainfield, amazon.com