Continued Existence
“What do you most value in your friends? Their continued existence.”
― Christopher Hitchens, Hitch 22: A Memoir
Image: Ben White
Tag: happiness
Ones You can Count On
“Real friends are the ones you can count on no matter what. The ones who go into the forest to find you and bring you home. And real friends never have to tell you that they’re your friends. ”
― Morgan Matson, Since You’ve Been Gone
Friendship
“Unreal friendship may turn to real but real friendship, once ended, cannot be mended”
― T.S. Eliot, Murder in the Cathedral
Image: Trym Nilsen
Secrets
“A good friend keeps your secrets for you. A best friend helps you keep your own secrets.”
― Lauren Oliver , Before I Fall
Image: Telling Secrets – Ben White
Lifelong Romance
“To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.”
― Oscar Wilde, An Ideal Husband
Image: Bart LaRue
Art and Love
“Art and love are the same thing: It’s the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you. ”
― Chuck Klosterman, Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story
Image: Caroline Veronez
Missing Pieces of Themselves
“Anyone who falls in love is searching for the missing pieces of themselves. So anyone who’s in love gets sad when they think of their lover. It’s like stepping back inside a room you have fond memories of, one you haven’t seen in a long time.”
― Haruki Murakami
Image: Bare Feet – Lauren Rader
Form of Love
“Sometimes it’s a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascinated by their presence.”
― David Byrne
Image: Breakfast – Soroush Karimi
I Love You More
“I love you more than there are stars in the sky and fish in the sea.”
― Nicholas Sparks
Image: Alí Díaz
The Same Direction
“Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Airman’s Odyssey