Mary Renault Quotes

Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.

Acquaintances we meet, enjoy, and can easily leave behind; but friendship grows deep roots.

I try to make really close bonds with people.

True friendship is a plant of slow growth.

Life is nothing without friendship.

Friendship's the wine of life.

Friendship is a very taxing and arduous form of leisure activity.

You can make a new friend but you can't make an old one.

I could hold on to everything for the rest of my life. I don't make friends easy, and I don't lose friends easy.

We need to have intimate, enduring bonds; we need to be able to confide; we need to feel that we belong; we need to be able to get support, and just as important for happiness, to give support. We need many kinds of relationships; for one thing, we need friends.

Friendship has always belonged to the core of my spiritual journey.

Strangers are exciting, their mystery never ends. But, there's nothing like looking at your own history in the faces of your friends.

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.

I keep the people who I know love me really close.

Female friendship... I think you have friendships that come and go, and then there are ones that the girl becomes a part of your bones.

I am not quick to call someone a friend. It is OK to have acquaintances and be associates. We make these words sound bad, but it is about understanding everyone's place in your life. I have a great group of people around me. I value them more than anything.

I think that sharing experiences with a person is very valuable, because it allows you to have a bond to become closer.

I do have many close girlfriends; these relationships are paramount in my life.

The Boss doesn't need friends, but the ones I do have, I keep very close.

Do you know what friendship is... it is to be brother and sister; two souls which touch without mingling, two fingers on one hand.

Friendship admits of difference of character, as love does that of sex.

Sooner or later you've heard all your best friends have to say. Then comes the tolerance of real love.

Ask yourself if you would feel comfortable giving your two best friends a key to your house. If not, look for some new best friends.

If you are going to be with someone all the time, they need to be your best friend.

Friends share secrets. That's what keeps us close.