Josh Schwartz Quotes

As regards personal relationships I cannot say that I had any particularly personal intercourse with anyone.

I think there's such a fine line in a relationship. The role of imagination and privacy... how much space can you allow before that becomes distance? And similarly, imagination is empathy. That's how you achieve empathy. It's how you can be with another person and understand how they are in the world.

I do have a lot of time for people in my life, and friendship is a very important subject for me. I think I'm unusual among the writers I know in that respect.

I've never been interested in things that sparkle and shine; I'm more interested in people.

A good marriage is one which allows for change and growth in the individuals and in the way they express their love.

I get to meet a lot of people, and I really like people.

I really only have a few friends.

I think the most important thing in life is relationships. I think that feeds us almost like food.

Some of my best friends here in New York have pasts I have a hard time reconciling with the people I'm close to now. But I wouldn't change them - or their pasts - for anything in the world. Their experiences are what made them the people they are today.

After you've listened to it, you'll feel like you know us a little bit better.

You learn a lot about someone when you share a meal together.

I'm constantly astounded by the way people talk so openly to someone they don't know. They clarify in their own minds what is important to them, discover another person has similar problems, and create trust and even a friendship.

When you meet someone, there's an initial reaction and then as you get to know them, things change, things deepen, or they go the other way.

Friendship is the most important thing of all.

There are no shortcuts to genuine friendship. Relationships are built over time.

That's what this game is about; it's about relationships.

I like developing relationships.

Friendship brings in a lot of honesty and trust into any relationship, especially a marriage.

Life is about relationships, not transactions.

A friendship has to be cultivated. A friendship you have to give time.

I'm into people's emotional lives and relationships and the complications of living. That's my turf.

Meg Ryan is a beautiful and courageous woman. I grieve the loss of her companionship but I've not lost the friendship. We talk all the time and that was what our connection was about. She has a wonderful mind and we just like a chat.

To some it may be a thrill to be known, to me it's a thrill to start a friendship even up.

I'm good at picking friends.

Forgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day.