“ Only marriage combines all three forms of companionship - spouse is family, best friend, and permanent companion. This is why it is widely held that while the death of a child is the most painful loss… Dennis Prager
“ Do unto others what you want them to do to you. Don’t deceive if you don’t want to be deceived. Don’t cheat if you don’t want to be cheated. Relationship is mutual. This is the golden rule for all gre… Israelmore Ayivor
“ In some rare cases, a friendship between two people benefits both of them, and what’s more, in some rarer cases, it benefits both of them equally. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ Toklo raked his companions with a hard glance. “Don’t risk your own safety.”“I bet you’ll risk yours,” Lusa said, aware once again of how deeply she trusted this bear.“That’s what I’m here for,” Toklo… Erin Hunter
“ An English traveller relates how he lived upon intimate terms with a tiger; he had reared it and used to play with it, but always kept a loaded pistol on the table. Stendhal
“ I never knew You lived so close to the floor,but every time I am bowed down,crushed by this weight of grief,I feel Your hand on my head,Your breath on my cheek,Your tears on my neck.You never tell me… Sheila Walsh
“ Desires may dry off, bodies may decay, friendship may vanish and positions may be dissolved. One thing will remain; the word of God! In the word is life! Israelmore Ayivor
“ His act was rather that of a harmless lunatic than an enemy. We were not so new to the country as not to know that the solitary life of many a plainsman had a tendency to develop eccentricities of con… Ambrose Bierce
“ This boy needs a dog.What makes you say that?He needs someone or something to play with besides his phone and an old man and an old woman doddering around. Kent Haruf
“ The main reason why your company can easily influence you is because "emotion and attitude are stronger than knowledge". What you see can overcome what you know. You can easily damp away what you alre… Israelmore Ayivor
“ Sometimes I feel like I’m losing my mind,” she said with a hintof sadness.“You lost your mind a long time ago,” he said seriously. She looked at him with indignation. “That’s a compliment for anyone w… Daniel J. Rice
“ Nature gave you brothers and sisters and you have no right to choose who should become your relative. But the good news is that you have the right to choose your friends. You determine who to be free… Israelmore Ayivor
“ I wanted only a familiar voice, someone who knew me. Not some earlier, larval version of myself. . . Jennifer Haigh
“ While learning others, respect demands that one never takes issue with another's freedom to choose their 'get down' - their way of living... and don't be mad. But carefully listen, observe, and compar… T.F. Hodge
“ I don't want to be married just to be married. I can't think of anything lonelier than spending the rest of my life with someone I can't talk to, or worse, someone I can't be silent with. Mary Ann Shaffer
“ The trouble is not that I am single and likely to stay single, but that I am lonely and likely to stay lonely. Charlotte Bronte
“ Your relationships will either empower you to overcome obstacles, or put fears in you so you can run away from them. Israelmore Ayivor
