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No good friends, no bad friends; only people you want,need to be with. People who build their houses in your heart .

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And as I thought about the body of Ray Brower in this light- or lack of it- what I felt was not queasiness or fear that he would suddenly appear befor...more

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Friendships founded on laughter are always fortuitous.

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It's as if God gave you something-all those stories- and said, "Here you are. Try not to lose it." But children lose everything unless somebody is the...more

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If you've ever been homesick, or felt exiled from all the things and people that once defined you, you'll know how important welcoming words and frien...more

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Pride was the belt you used to hold your pants up when you had no pants.

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He will be with his friends, and that always feels like coming home.

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Friends don’t spy; true friendship is about privacy, too.

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George, I’m sorry!” he cried through his tears. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry, please, I’m suh-suh-SORRY—” And then they were around him, his friends, and no ...more

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(...) if that's what has to be. no good friends. No bad riends. Only people you want, need to be with; people who build their houses in your heart.

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The most important things are the hardest things to say, because words diminish them...

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Maybe, he thought, there aren’t any such things as good friends or bad friends—maybe there are just friends, people who stand by you when you’re hurt ...more

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Some birds are not meant to be caged, that's all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild. So you let them go, or when you open ...more

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I think that real friendship always makes us feel such sweet gratitude, because the world almost always seems like a very hard desert, and the flowers...more

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Of course we're friends ... we are both civilized men, aren't we? We've shared bed and board and bottle. We'll always be friends, and the dog collar I...more