“The interesting thing I've learned about best friends is that you can have more than one.”— April White, amazon.com
“A true friend is one you can go extended periods without seeing or talking to, yet the moment that you are back in touch, it's like no time has passed at all.”— Ellie Wade, amazon.com
“A true best friend loves you even when it seems like you've gone off the deep end.”— Liz Fenton, amazon.com
“Ten minutes with a genuine friend is better than years spent with anyone less.”— Crystal Woods, amazon.com
“It's only best friends who can be comfortable with silence, wouldn't you say?”— Benjamin Wood, amazon.com
“That was what a best friend did: hold up a mirror and show you your heart.”— Kristin Hannah, amazon.com
“They had kept secrets, broken hearts, lied, betrayed, exiled, they had walked away, said goodbye and sworn it was forever, and somehow, every time, they had mended, they had forgiven, they had survived. Some mistakes could never be fixed - some, but not all. Some people can't be driven away, no matt…”— Robin Wasserman, amazon.com
“That was the thing about best friends. Like sisters and mothers, they could piss you off and make you cry and break your heart, but in the end, when the chips were down, they were there, making you laugh even in your darkest hours.”— Kristin Hannah, amazon.com
“Friends are a strange, volatile, contradictory, yet sticky phenomenon. They are made, crafted, shaped, molded, created by focused effort and intent. And yet, true friendship, once recognized, in its essence is effortless.”— Vera Nazarian, amazon.com
“You badly want to contact your ex, but just pause for a moment and think. Would you ever let your very best friend do the very thing that you are contemplating? HECK NO. That D-bag does not deserve to feel any sort of satisfaction and he certainly does not deserve to see your pain.”— Sutharsy Sivabalan, readunwritten.com
“Instead of texting him to discuss a movie or beg him to watch it, text a girlfriend instead. Girlfriends like movies too.”— Veronica Walsingham, thetalko.com
“You’re a true empath so when your friends are hurting, you are hurting, and this is why they love you.”— Nicole Tarkoff, thoughtcatalog.com
“Not everyone in the entire world is getting married right now. It just feels like it.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“Romantic love is not the only type of love you can feel in your life. While on your search to find a lifelong partner, don’t forget to embrace and appreciate the love that surrounds you in the form of your friends and family.”— Kim Quindlen, thoughtcatalog.com
“They try to control how you spend your time and tell you who you can and cannot hang out with.”— Hattie Gladwell, metro.co.uk
“You’re told that everyone feels the same about you. By claiming that others agree with them, the manipulators are convincing you that you are the one with the problem.”— Fabida Abdulla, newlovetimes.com
“If your circle of friends has become pretty much nonexistent, a manipulative partner may be the reason why.”— Christine Skopec, cheatsheet.com
“She doesn’t put up with time wasters, which means the people close to her are pretty damn amazing. They make her laugh hard and love hard.”— Holly Riordan, thoughtcatalog.com