Quotes About Friendship

Jax appears at my side. "Yeah, we wouldn't want her bursting into flames," he whispers, and we both giggle quietly.

The two men hug while Kyle and I observe them in their natural habitat.

Jax and Jack together? The two boys, who normally can't stand each other, are walking arm in arm down the hallway.

appears at my side. "Yeah, we wouldn't want her bursting into flames," he whispers, and we both giggle quietly.

Misfits?" Sasha gets out raged before I can even think of a response. "Unorthodox, yes. Lacking in fashion sense? Possibly. But that will change with a little help from Marta and myself. More importantly, Devin is an excellent roommate... friendly, kind, and the sort of Princess who wouldn't stab you in the back the first chance she gets. She's a way better choice than you." Whoa. Sasha is a force to be reckoned with.

PINES RULES, ASH DOESN'T—XO, COURT!

Miss Gillian Cobbler, thank you for your help once again in keeping evil at bay. Flora has told us of your father's shoemaking woes. Because of that, we would like to commission all glass slippers for the royal palace from his shop from now on. —Princess Ella

I place the piece of cheese in front of Wilson, and he squeaks happily. "Guard it with your life," I whisper.

I seek only friends who bleed and sweat and laugh and cry. Don't fear your humanity; it is your best offering.

If understood, believed, and lived out, God's plan would naturally place Christians at the epicenter of their communities, like hope magnets, like soft places to fall, like living sanctuaries. We'd be coveted neighbors and trusted advocates, friends to all and enemies of none. Our reputation would precede us, and we would be such a joy to the world.

Trust me, no one wants a perfect friend who can't offer a minute of transparency. We can get that on Pinterest. Our souls ache for real people in real homes with real kids and real lives. We may carefully curate online identities with well-chosen pictures and selective information, but doing so leaves us starving for something true. I seek only friends who bleed and sweat and laugh and cry. Don't fear your humanity; it is your best offering.

It is not our responsibility to fix every mess. If someone steps onto the scary ledge of truth, it is enough to acknowledge her courage and make this promise: I am here with you as your friend...

Treat other women like your sisters instead of rivals.

Loneliness can be a prison, but we have keys. You needn't wait for someone to open the bars. If you can make a pot of chili and use a cell phone, then you can create community.

the beginning of time, creation encountered its first problem: "It is not good for the man to be alone." Thus history began with human connection. Two are better than one, and togetherness is always superior to loneliness.

We can't deliver folks from their pits, but we can sure get in there with them until God does.

If Jesus is the heart of the church, people are the lifeblood. There is a reason He created community and told us to practice grace and love and camaraderie and presence. People soften the edges and fill in the gaps. Friends make up some of the best parts of the whole story.

It was hard to make room for my friends. But I did it.

My best advice is just to show up and be truthful. Be the kind of friend you are hoping for.

Sleepover Girls

With Maren around, it would be hard not to stay in good spirits. (Pun intended!)

My friend's dog is so happy to see her every single time she walks in the door it's like she's about to free him from forty years of imprisonment.

A lot of the powerful religious leaders, from Jesus to Buddha to Tibetan monks, they're really talking about the same things: love and acceptable, and the value of friendship, and respecting yourself so you can respect others.

We are your friends," Arnaud's voice was low and strong. "You do not stand alone.