Richard Russo Quotes

Life is nothing without friendship.

One faithful Friend is enough for a man's self, 'tis much to meet with such an one, yet we can't have too many for the sake of others.

Love with its paraphernalia of sexuality, jealousy, nostalgia and exaltation was easier to reognize than friendship, which seemed to have (excepting athletic equipment) no paraphernalia at all.

There is no life without friendship

Friendship, on the other hand, serves a great host of different purposes all at the same time. In whatever direction you turn, it still remains yours. No barrier can shut it out. It can never be untimely; it can never be in the way. We need friendship all the time, just as much as we need the proverbial prime necessities of life, fire and water.

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.

What is Friendship? Something deep That the heart can spend and keep: Wealth that greatens while we give, Praise that heartens us to live.

Again and again, I learn how much friendship enriches my life, bringing warmth, assurance, humour, inspiration, a sense of security. It depends on honesty, trust, loyalty. It's about giving. It's for sharing the good times, but also the tough times, hurt, grief, sadness.

Real friends require honesty, openness, and even vulnerability. They also require attention and simple acts of kindness.

It's proper that people have friends, friendships without self-interest. Without friends, life is too lonely.

One doesn't know, till one is a bit at odds with the world, how much one's friends who believe in one rather generously, mean to one.

I love being around people who care about me, and I care about them.

I needed New Orleans so badly back in 2006, just somebody to believe in me, somebody to care about me.

Friendship is one of the most tangible things in a world which offers fewer and fewer supports.

The need to be cared for is the base of everything. In the penitentiaries, you won't hear gangbangers and criminals say, 'No, I don't want to be cared for by nobody.' When you care about them, they'll open up to you.

I can count on one hand how many people I trust.

It is not so much our friends' help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us.

I can count on one hand the people I could call and who would be there for me.

Women care about their friends.

I have some really great friends who encourage me.

Me and my mates are very, very close. We all talk about our problems - especially as we've got older. But I don't think a lot of people have that.

Don't take your friends for granted or that everyone is going to be OK.

It's good to have genuine people around you, who are there for you when you need them.

Everyone's been lonely at some point and in need of a friend.