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Quotes About Friendship

Salle. The white man and the red man struck hands and entertained each other during three days. Then, to the admiration
~ Mark Twain
Say, do we kill the women too? Well, Ben Rogers, if I was as ignorant as you I wouldn't let on. Kill the women? No; nobody ever saw anything in the books like that. You fetch them to the cave, and you're always as polite as pie to them; and by and by they fall in love with you, and never want to go home anymore.
~ Mark Twain
If you are of any account, stay at home and make your way by faithful diligence; but if you are "no account," go away from home, and then you will have to work, whether you want to or not. Thus you become a blessing to your friends by ceasing to be a nuisance to them
~ Mark Twain
I said, I know what you'll say. You'll say stealing a n***** is dirty, low business, but what if it is? I'm low down; and I'm a-going to steal him, and I want you to keep mum and not let on. Will you? Tom's eyes lit up, and he says I'll help you steal him.
~ Mark Twain
White, mulatto, and negro boys and girls were always there waiting their turns, resting, trading playthings, quarrelling, fighting, skylarking
~ Mark Twain
to have company in misery seemed something to be grateful for.
~ Mark Twain
Tom was General of one of these armies, Joe Harper (a bosom friend) General of the other. These two great commanders did not condescend to fight in person—that being better suited to the still smaller fry—but sat together on an eminence and conducted the field operations by orders delivered through aides-de-camp.
~ Mark Twain
Buenos amigos, buenos libros y una consciencia dormida; esa es la vida ideal.
~ Mark Twain
Poco a poco comenzaron a aburrirse y vagaron silenciosos y melancólicos por la isla. Tom se sorprendió a sí mismo escribiendo Becky en la arena; borró el nombre con rabia, pero su mano volvió a escribirlo, se sonrojó y se fue con los otros para ponerse a salvo de la tentación de escribirlo de nuevo.
~ Mark Twain
Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer swears they will keep mum about this and they wish they may Drop down dead in their tracks if they ever tell and Rot.' Huckleberry was filled with admiration of Tom's facility in writing, and the sublimity of his language.
~ Mark Twain
Huck was always willing to take a hand in any enterprise that offered entertainment and required no capital, for he had a troublesome superabundance of that sort of time which is not money.
~ Mark Twain
If books are not good company, where will I find it?
~ Mark Twain
Becky cried, and Tom tried to think of some way of comforting her, but all his encouragements were grown threadbare with use, and sounded like sarcasms.
~ Mark Twain
It was the sort of time that all the Offal Court boys had, therefore he supposed it was the correct and comfortable thing.
~ Mark Twain
This is Huck Finn, a child of mine of shady reputation. Be good to him for his parent's sake.
~ Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
One of his favorite jokes was about a guy who was smuggling wheelbarrows. Every day for years and years a customs agent carefully searched through this guy's wheelbarrow. Finally, when he was about to retire, the customs agent asked the guy, We've become friends. I've searched your wheelbarrow every day for many years. What is it you're muggling? My friend, I am smuggling wheelbarrows.
~ Mark Vonnegut
At least when you're drunk, Tom adds, quickly wiping the wet from his face. You've always got the floor for your best friend. Know why? It's always there for you, Navidson answers, his own cheeks suddenly flushing with emotion as he helps his weaving brother to the kitchen. That's right, Tom whispers. Just like you.
~ Mark Z. Danielewski
Typically when Lude calls me late at night it's because there's some party he wants to hit. He's the kind of guy who thinks sublime is something you choke on after a shot of tequila. Maybe he's right.
~ Mark Z. Danielewski
What do you want to kiss me for? I'm filthy.'- Liesel So am I.'- Rudy
~ Markus Zusak
All my friends seem to be smart arses. Don't ask me why. Like many things, it is what it is.
~ Markus Zusak
He was waving. Saukerl, she laughed, and as she held up her hand, she knew completely that he was simultaneously calling her a Saumensch. I think that's as close to love as eleven-year-olds can get.
~ Markus Zusak
She soon says, You're my best friend, Ed. You can kill a man with those words. No gun. No bullets. Just words and a girl.
~ Markus Zusak
Finally, in October 1945, a man with swampy eyes, feathers of hair, and a clean-shaven face walked into the shop. He approached the counter. Is there someone here by the name of Leisel Meminger? Yes, she's in the back, said Alex. He was hopeful, but he wanted to be sure. May I ask who is calling on her? Leisel came out. They hugged and cried and fell to the floor.
~ Markus Zusak
Have you ever noticed that idiots have a lot of friends? It's just an observation.
~ Markus Zusak