“As I grow older, I think friendship between women is a thing to cherish.”- Susan Glaspell

“Any friendship or relationship is about a language.”-Gina Bellman

“There are no shortcuts to genuine friendship. Relationships are built over time.”- Rachel Simmons

“You know, real life doesn’t just suddenly resolve itself. You have to keep working at it. Democracy, marriage, friendship. You can’t just say, ‘She’s my best friend.’ That’s not a given, it’s a process.”- Viggo Mortensen

“I think people just like seeing friendship. I think people like seeing people who just drive each other up the wall, but at same time, can’t live without each other.”- Martin Freeman

“The beginning of a friendship, the fact that two people out of the thousands around them can meet and connect and become friends, seems like a kind of magic to me. But maintaining a friendship requires work. I don’t mean that as a bad thing. Good art requires work as well.”- Charles de Lint