“Something about old souls makes other people want to come up to them and talk.”— Koty Neelis, thoughtcatalog.com
“Old souls, like introverts, would rather focus their social energy on people they can have deep conversations with and they loathe being pressured to socialize more or make more friends.”— Koty Neelis, thoughtcatalog.com
“Sophie, I fucking held your head while you cried! I bought special milk for you. I know where you hide your pills. Don’t treat me like a three-hour brunch friend!”— Greta Gerwig, Frances, amazon.com
“Old souls are looking for the kind of person who thinks for themselves and is fearless in the way they make their decisions and live their life. They have to have their own innate desire to better themselves and not just follow a path someone else has paved or told them to go down.”— Koty Neelis, thoughtcatalog.com
“An old soul is always a bit of a loner through life. We feel like we just don’t fit in with the rest of the world and our self-awareness about ourselves can sometimes inhibit us from making other friendships.”— Koty Neelis, thoughtcatalog.com
“A good friend keeps your secrets for you. A best friend helps you keep your own secrets.”— Lauren Oliver, amazon.com
“Fuck you, you don't owe it to yourself man, you owe it to me. Cuz tomorrow I'm gonna wake up and I'll be 50, and I'll still be doin' this shit. And that's all right. That's fine. I mean, you're sittin' on a winnin' lottery ticket. And you're too much of a pussy to cash it in, and that's bullshit. 'C…”— Ben Affleck, amazon.com
“Every day I come by your house and I pick you up. And we go out. We have a few drinks, and a few laughs, and it's great. But you know what the best part of my day is? For about ten seconds, from when I pull up to the curb and when I get to your door, 'cause I think, maybe I'll get up there and I'll…”— Ben Affleck, amazon.com
“If we were always conscious of the fact that people precious to us are frighteningly mortal, hanging not even by a thread, but by a wisp of gossamer, perhaps we would be kinder to them and more grateful for the love and friendship they give to us.”— Dean Koontz, amazon.com
“The secret of his success? ‘I will speak ill of no man,’ he said, ‘. . and speak all the good I know of everybody.”— Dale Carnegie, amazon.com
“Well, it seems to me that the best relationships - the ones that last - are frequently the ones that are rooted in friendship. You know, one day you look at the person and you see something more than you did the night before. Like a switch has been flicked somewhere. And the person who was just a fr…”— Gillian Anderson, amazon.com
“There are no faster or firmer friendships than those formed between people who love the same books.”— Irving Stone, amazon.com
“Surround yourself with people that you can be vulnerable with. People that make you feel normal in all of your weirdness. That live their lives according to their own rules and that give you the freedom to be yourself just by being who they are. Kind people. Good-hearted people. Free spirits. Dreame…”— Rachel Brathen, instagram.com
“Putting your iPod on shuffle around your friends is like playing Russian roulette with their respect for you.”— Holly Ann, twitter.com
“Behind every strong woman are 5 other strong women who proofread her email real quick when they had a second.”— Gabby Noone, twitter.com
“Nothing like being with people you’ve known almost your entire life. Having a shared history is something you just can’t create with the new ones. No matter how much you like that, it just isn’t the same.”— Jane Green, amazon.com