Quotes About Support

Always be true to your friends, just as you are to yourself.

And you can't have two stars in one relationship. Somebody has to be willing to be the wagon...at lease some of the time

Oh, Jason, I couldn't get my locker open...I know, I tried twisting it right, then left, but it wouldn't budge. I guess I'm just not strong enough. Could you help me? Please? Oh, great. Oh, Jason, you're so strong... Seriously? That was me now? On the other hand , a guy was following me.

Because my heat was too full of appreciation for what my friends-- my real friends-- had done for me.

This was something you had to work through on you own, Jason said. Besides, I knew you'd do the right thing. Oh, right, I said. I wanted to throw something at him. I really did. And if I hadn't? Now Jason brandished something he'd been holding behind his back. It was a golf club. I figured Big Bertha here would drive them away, he said.

Because friends like that are more precious than all the tiaras in the world

Sometimes in life, you fall down holes you can't climb out of by yourself. That's what friends and family are for-to help. They can't help, however, unless you let them know you're down there.

However much they're paying teachers these days, it is not enough. Middle-schoolers are animals.

I thought if you wore that, no matter what face you saw every morning in the mirror, he said in his deep voice, you'll never forget who you really are. My eyes filling with tear, I held my hand out across the tabletop. He grasped my fingers, his grip strong and reassuring. As if I ever could, I said, my voice clogged with emotion, with you around to remind me.

God made us sisters, but life made us friends.

I was born to make people feel good when everything around them seemed just awful. Which, if you think about it, is what all good parents – and café owners – are meant to do.

Yup. Lilly has her own channel and TV show. And she is awesome at it. And she loves doing it. And I help her with it. And also, I am her best friend." (Page 16)

To: Mel Fuller From: Nadine Wilcock Subject: Go take a Midol…

You know, there's nothing wrong with admitting you're depressed. Many, many people have suffered from depression. Having depression doesn't mean you're crazy, or a failure, or a bad person.

Make new friends but keep the old. One is silver and the other gold.

Family wasn't just the people who had the same blood as you coursing through their veins. Family was people who needed you. Family was people who had nothing when you had everything. You had to do what was right by them. You had to, even if doing so broke your heart.

To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage. Lao Tzu, fourth century B.C., Taoist

his wagon to a star. He still thinks he's the star. And you can't have two stars in one relationship. Somebody has to be willing to be the wagon…at least some of the time." Oh!

It's Important to Try to Make Your Friends Feel Good About Themselves as Often as Possible. Then They'll Like You Better

But don't you worry, Dad says, after he spends a moment digesting this information, that if you don't have children, there'll be one one to care for you in your old age? No, I say. Because I could have children, and they could turn out to hate me. The way I see it, I have friends who care about me now, so I'll probably have friends who'll care about me when I'm old, too. We'll take care of each other.

We're artists, Jo. We have to help one another in our hours of need, not tear each other down.

You're the glue.

Before you make a decision, he said, I want you to know that I love you.

It is vitally important that teachers and parents identify students who are slow processors and not consider them abnormal or deviant persons.