There is magic in long-distance friendships. They let you relate to other human beings in a way that goes beyond being physically together and is often more profound.
- Diana Cortes

My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real friends, then you've had a great life.
- Lee Iacocca

I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar.
- Robert Brault

A good friend is a connection to life - a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world.
- Lois Wyse

A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.
- William Shakespeare

Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.
- Muhammad Ali

I can trust my friends. These people force me to examine, encourage me to grow.
- Cher

A friend can tell you things you don't want to tell yourself.
- Frances Ward Weller

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job.
- Laurence J. Peter

A friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out.
- Grace Pulpit

Even though we've changed and we're all finding our own place in the world, we all know that when the tears fall or the smile spreads across our face, we'll come to each other because no matter where this crazy world takes us, nothing will ever change so much to the point where we're not all still friends.
- Allison Mosher

Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. The older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.
- Mary Schmich