Quotes About Companionship

You asked me what I wanted. I spent a lot of time asking myself the same thing. By a year or two ago, I had come to the conclusion that I truly wanted only two things in this world: the company of my friends, and the opportunity for unfettered thought.

People you knew when you were teenagers, the ones who saw your stupidest haircut and the most embarrassing things you've done in your life, and they still cared about you after all that: they're not replaceable, you know?

Girlfriends aren't allowed to care if you have Stilton socks. Friends are." All the same, she gave her hands a quick, professional shake and took hold of my foot. "Plus, you might be less of a pain in the arse if you got more action.

It sometimes seemed to him that for love to work, it had to be fair, that he should tell only half the joke, and she the other half. Otherwise, it would not be love, but something completely else–pity or entertainment, or stand-up comedy.

Offering companionship in pain acknowledges that suffering is living through all of us, and in our togetherness we enlarge the heartspace that can hold it with compassion.

Friendship is not necessary for closeness

There are few things in life more heartwarming than to be welcomed by a cat.

This is the message of Christmas: We are never alone.

My mom and I have always been really close. She's always been the friend that was always there. There were times when, in middle school and junior high, I didn't have a lot of friends. But my mom was always my friend. Always.

All you need to do to be my friend is like me.

as your dog becomes more self-actualized, he may hold up the mirror for you, and the face you see can be humbling.

We made small talk while waiting, the conversation circling back to dogs—the ones we had, the ones we had known—and how it seemed unfair that parrots and turtles lived so long.

It is true that a fellow cannot ignore women - but he can think of them as he ought - as sisters, not as sparring partners.

It's good to have someone who speaks your own language just to get your mind off of basketball.

I have a Yorkie named King. Just the relationship I've developed with him is special. He really is somewhat of a best friend. When I come home from a hard day, he's always happy to see me.

The truth is, the reason why a party is fun is because you are enjoying the people you are with. It doest have much to do with the decor or what you wear... It's really just about being with each other and spending special time together.

Dogs are a companion species. It's about time - you have an animal for about 15, 16 years, a generation. That time holds so much. You might have had five or six relationships with human beings but one dog.

As long as I can remember, I've always had pets. Something about the connection you share with this entirely different species just blows my mind.

Dogs who live in each other's company are calm and pragmatic, never showing the desperate need to make known their needs and feelings or to communicate their observations, as some hysterical dogs who know only the company of our species are likely to do.

If I'm right, the only reason our species is still around is because of our friendship with the canines.

Our species likes being social.

If you spend any time with a man, you'll realize that we're all still little boys.

The more time you spend with somebody, the more your relationship grows.

I pity anybody who has to spend a day with me.