“There are moments in life when all we can bear is the sense that our friend is near us; our wounds would wince at the touch of consoling words, that would reveal the depths of our pain.”

“He who loves his enemies betrays his friends; this surely is not what Jesus meant.”

“There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself - an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly”

“Business, you know, may bring money, but friendship hardly ever does”

“The comfort of having a friend may be taken away, but not that of having had one”

“Friendships, like marriages, are dependent on avoiding the unforgivable”