John Boyne Quotes

Heath, I believed in him when I first met him, and helped and supported him. He went on to obvious success in the States and then I had him support me. It can be a lonely, horrible, hard place. It's great just to have someone to call to say 'I know, man, I was there'

Here we have a saying: a good friend is someone who visits you when you are in prison. But a really good friend is someone who comes to hear your lectures.

We are all good friends. Friendship is what endures. Shared ideals, respect for the whole character of a human being.

What is a friend? I will tell you . . . . it is someone with whom you dare to be yourself.

I felt Holmes's hand steal into mine and give me a reassuring shake. - Watson

Friendship needs both confidences and confidence in the other's outstretched hand.

And as ridiculous as it may sound, sometimes all any of us needs in life is for someone to hold our hand and walk next to us.

Friendship is the highest degree of perfection in society.

Friendship is love as much as any romance. And like any love, it’s difficult and treacherous and confusing. But in the moment when your knees touch, there’s nothing else you could ever want.

Why does this mean so much to you, Jon?" The Prince turned. "Because he's my friend. Because I always know where he stands, and where I stand with him. Because I think he'd die for me and--and I think I'd die for him. Is that enough?

The real test of friendship is: can you literally do nothing with the other person? Can you enjoy those moments of life that are utterly simple?

What is a friend? I will tell you... it is someone with whom you dare to be yourself.

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

Your experiences will be yours alone. But truth and best friendship will rarely if ever disappoint you.

A friend is, as it were, a second self.

Be friends with everybody. When you have friends, you will know there is somebody who will stand by you.

If you can find a group of women, any age, who are supportive and kind and love you, that's the best. I have a group of girlfriends that I would lay in front of a bus for. They've picked me up through really, really bad times and I can definitely say I've done the same for them.

A friend is what the heart needs all the time.

Everybody needs one essential friend.

One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.

Oh my God, my girlfriends are everything to me. They celebrate with you, they cry with you, they hold you when you need to be held. They laugh with you. They're mean with you! They're always there, and it's just a priceless thing to have.

I say find one true friend to help you get through the tough times.

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

You want to have a relationship with a man, but, at the end of the day, you have to have some good ole girlfriends. When you are at your lowest, they are going to be there.

My biggest support and backbone have been my friends.