“We don’t need people who just tell us everything’s fine. we need people in our lives who can look closely, and with love help us get better. In every area. We need friends who care enough to HELP us even if it hurts to change. It’s like sitting in a burning down house and friends who just wanna make…”— Ryan Pernofski, twitter.com
“It's really interesting who you hear from, or don't hear from, when someone you love dies. My third-grade teacher came to my dad's funeral. All my extended in-laws have reached out. Some people I thought I was close to have barely said anything.”— Nicole Chung, twitter.com
“We all deserve friends we can brag to about our success without them taking that shit personal.”— Ebonee Davis, twitter.com
“I only f*ck with people who are secure enough to be happy for me and hype me up. I don't want any 'friends' who fall silent during my success.”— Cardi B, twitter.com
“Close friends are truly life’s treasures. Sometimes they know us better than we know ourselves. With gentle honesty, they are there to guide and support us, to share our laughter and our tears. Their presence reminds us that we are never really alone.”— Vincent Van Gogh, goodreads.com
“Friends that actually look up songs you suggest will always have a special place in my heart.”— Brandon Woelfel, twitter.com
“Fake friends are like shadows: always near you at your brightest moments, but nowhere to be seen at your darkest hour. True friends are like stars, you don't always see them but they are always there.”— Habeeb Akande, amazon.com
“True friends are always there for you. Fake friends only appear when they want something from you.”— Unknown, amazon.com
“Your true friends are your sisters by choice, and your sisters forever. They won’t let you go no matter how much you try to run, and no matter how much you try to hide.”— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, thoughtcatalog.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, goodreads.com