"The only way to have a friend is to be one."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"You’re impossible.” I sighed. “And really weird. No wonder Jared likes you.”“Is that a good thing or not?”I shrugged. “You two have bittersweet panty-dropping connection.”“Gross."
- Rea Lidde
"When you are without friends, the next best thing is an enemy who knows you well."
- Midnight Blue
"Being in love with your best friend is problematic."
- J.M. Richards
"As much as I cared about him, I wasn’t a slave to fate. I could choose to ignore my feelings, strong as they were. It would be painful, but no more so than letting myself pine for my friend."
"You shouldn’t have to pretend to be as excited as I am just to make me happy. If it comes to that, you shouldn’t have to pretend to be anything around me. Friends should be real with each other"
"I got through it, and I wore it like a badge of honor—I Can Be Alone and it's Okay."
"I Can Be Alone and it's Okay."
"I know he’s a realist, he’s okay with being alone, and he helps people when he thinks no one is watching."
"I suppose that means you don’t want any band-aids, either,” I said, a touch more bitterly than I’d meant to."