Quotes Tagged "friendship"

...writers are a savage breed, Mr. Strike. If you want life-long friendship and selfless camaraderie, join the army and learn to kill. If you want a lifetime of temporary alliances with peers who will glory in your every failure, write novels.

I truly believe that if you have more friends than books, you have too many friends. Or not enough books. Probably both.

Archie says books are our best lovers and our most provoking friends.

If your friend wishes to read your 'Plutarch's Lives,' 'Shakespeare,' or 'The Federalist Papers,' tell him gently but firmly, to buy a copy. You will lend him your car or your coat - but your books are as much a part of you as your head or your heart.

Choose thy friends like thy books, few but choice

They were the sisterhood: their mothers at a younger age.

Still, when I think of early friendships, I think not of people but of books. Books were my friends, and more often than not, the characters in the books were my imaginary friends, who stepped out of the pages and walked wth me to school or sat in bed with me, talking when I was meant to be asleep. What I mean is reading was my friends. And also I mean that I learned about friendship - patience, slowness, listening, care - from reading and from reading about friendship between people.

these books are my good friends

these books are my good friends

A wise parent humors the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease.

Wine can be a better teacher than ink, and banter is often better than books

When spending quality time with friends, freely settle down for deep and meaningful conversations about any topics. This can help you maintain a strong bond with your soulmates.

Never bend down possessing the feeling of despair. Stand up and seek new opportunities in order to pursue long term success.

Active listening, careful decision making and intellectual communication can help you to establish a successful conflict resolution in a relationship, leadership role or any kind of group settings.

Fake friends will occupy around you as flies. However, real friends will stick to you as blood connected family members.

Our world needs more white flags – in relationships, friendships, political agendas and education – because we are now endorsed with countless capacities to spot red flags but too often we forget about reconciliation.

I dont celebrate any friendship that was build on hate, because we share the common enemy.

Critics must use clear facts and an insightful cognitive paradigm to back up their argument if they want to negate other people's thoughts and opinions about a specific person, place,and/or situation. If they use that strategy to make an counterargument with their opponents, they can always defend their position in a regular verbal dispute or a debate.

Even so have I given the womb of the earth to those that be sown in it in their times.

An extreme fearfulness moves through all your body, and your mind is troubled more.