Never regret anything that made you smile

Life is short.
Break the rules.
Forgive quickly, kiss slowly,
love truly, laugh uncontrollably,
and never regret anything that made you smile.

While I fix myself

I didn’t need you to fix me, I needed you to love me while I fix myself.

Just being there for someone

Just being there for someone can sometimes bring hope when all seems hopeless.

Those who have lighted the flame within us.

At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person.
Each one of us has cause to think deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.

Promise you won’t face them alone

A good friend can’t fix all your problems,
but they can promise you won’t face them alone.

Sometimes we all need a little push

When you forget to love yourself

Best friend is someone who loves you when you forget to love yourself.

Never forget who was there for you when no one else was

A single friend, my world

A single rose can be my garden; a single friend, my world…
- Leo Buscaglia

More than friends

You and me are more than friends.
We’re like a really small gang.

I don’t care if you are different. I like you

What is a friend?

A friend is like the plant that grows in the same place as where you planted the seed. And this plant provides all of your needs and tranquilizes your anxiety. They nullify your fears and follow you to find peace. So many people will plant seeds and nothing will grow and yet they will still be misguided in to believing this is the actions of a friend. Others will spend no time planting the seeds and expect that plant to grow. This is not the basis of a true friendship either.

When they speak their mind and you have no fears to disagree. When they’re silent and yet you know their thoughts. When they’re gone and you don’t miss them, because what you love about them becomes more clear in their absence, than when they’re standing by your side. A friend does not try to dry up the ocean of your happiness, nor put out the fire of your wrath. They don’t resent your fortune, nor smile at your grief. They accept you for either and love you for neither.

A friend is as loyal to you as you to them. They do not lie, because they know you can accept the truth. They do not steal because they know you can accept the truth. They do not steal because they know you would give it to them if they asked, and they would supply you the same. They recognize your dreams and do nothing to stand in the way of them, but rather guide you toward them.

They do all this, because they know you would to the same. A friend is a rare commodity that a person will only find a few times in the span of their life. During the hours of days spent freely, these hours should be spent with them. For hours are minimal and if they truly are a friend, these hours belong to them.

It is important when finding a friend that you keep them, by making absolutely sure you are one as well.

Someone who changes your life just by being part of it

Sometimes in life, you find a special friend; someone who changes your life just by being part of it. Someone who makes you laugh until you can’t stop; someone who makes you believe that there really is good in the world. Someone who convinces you that there really is an unlocked door just waiting for you to open it.

Imagine meeting someone who understood...

Imagine meeting someone who understood even the dustiest corners of your mixed-up soul.

...and they’ll still love me for it

That’s what I want. I want a real friendship with someone who I can trust with all my secrets, and all my weird habits, and all my nerdy little things – and they’ll still love me for it.

It’s about who came, stayed by your side

Friendship isn't about who you've known the longest, it’s about who came, stayed by your side, and never left you when you needed someone the most.

If you know someone who’s depressed

If you know someone who’s depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. Depression isn’t a straightforward response to a bad situation, depression just is, like the weather.

Try to understand the blackness, lethargy, hopelessness and loneliness they’re going through. Be there for them when they come through the other side. It’s hard to be a friend to someone who is depressed, but it is one of the kindest, noblest and best things you will ever do.
- Stephen Fry

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You are living with something that you keep hidden deep inside

As I see it,
you are living with something that you keep hidden deep inside.
Something heavy.
I felt it from the first time I met you.
You have a strong gaze,
as if you have made up your mind about something.
To tell you the truth,
I myself carry such things around inside.
Heavy things.
That is how I can see it in you.
- Haruki Murakami

No, I’m not a bitch...

No, I’m not a bitch.
I’ve just been through a few things,
Seen a few things, been there and done that.
Yes, I guess I’m cold now.
But only because I once gave a damn
About someone who didn't give a damn about me.
I've built a wall around myself,
To protect my heart from more hurt and damage.
I won’t believe you if you tell me you’re different.
Unless you stick around and prove it.
Words no longer mean a thing,
Your actions are everything.

It’s better to have nobody than...

It’s better to have nobody,
than to have someone who is half there,
or someone who doesn't even want to be there.