"What keeps [friends] together? Common history, some shared conquests, a delight in ideas and people and living. But they will also be distinguished by their ability to listen to you. They will not be ..."
- Margaux Bergen
"Friends with whom you seriously fall out are death. Sometimes it will be completely your fault that this happens, and the shame and sadness of the parting will stay close for a long time."
"There is nothing more gracious than genuinely embracing other people's good fortune. It will work for you when your time comes."
"Bury the shit when you can and fess up if you can't."