“I like a friend the better for having faults that one can talk about.” – William Hazlitt “The best of life is conversation, and the greatest success is confidence, or perfect understanding between two people.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson “The road to a friend’s house is never long.” – Danish Proverb “Friends are those rare [...]

“True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.” – Charles Caleb Cotton “Trouble is a sieve through which we sift our acquaintances. Those too big to pass through are our friends.” – Arlene Francis “Friendship makes prosperity more brilliant, and lightens adversity by dividing and sharing [...]

“Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.” – Louisa May Alcott “With true friends…even water drunk together is sweet enough.” – Chinese proverb “The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.” – William Blake “No road is long with good company.” – Turkish proverb “Laughter [...]

The quotes in my 2008 page-a-day calendar are decidedly more sentimental that the fun, off-the-cuff ones from spirited women in my 2007 version. Still, I like having them here on my blog to kick around. “And now whatever way our stories end, I know you have re-written mine by being my friend…” – Elphaba in [...]

“I rather like my stumblings. Sometimes, they lead me to some pretty great places.” – Jennifer Aniston “It is a simple fact that all of us use the techniques of acting to achieve whatever ends we seek….Acting serves as the quintessential social lubricant and a device for protecting our interests and gaining advantage in every [...]

After getting used to having a daily quote to look forward to, I bought another one of those page-a-day calendars. Instead of offering a female perspective, this calendar provides sentimental nuggets about friendship, some quite cheesy. Here are some only borderline-cheesy thoughts: “Friendship isn’t a big thing – it’s a million little things.” – Anonymous [...]

“The quickest way to know a woman is to go shopping with her.” – Marcelene Cox “Personally, I like two types of men – domestic and foreign.” – Mae West “Your dresses should be tight enough to show you’re a woman and loose enough to show you’re a lady.” – Edith Head “If you can’t [...]

“A true friend is someone who is there for you when they would rather by someplace else.” – Len Wein “Friendship is one of the sweetest joys in life. Many might have failed beneath the bitterness of their trial had they not found a friend.” – Charles H. Spurgeon “A single rose can be my [...]

“Inside me lives a skinny woman crying to get out, but I can usually shut her up with cookies.” – Anonymous “Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands – and eat just one of the pieces.” – Judith Viorst “Behind every successful woman…is a substantial amount [...]

“Friendship is born at the moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? Thought I was the only one.’” – C.S. Lewis “True friends are those who really know you but love you anyway.” – Edna Buchanan “It’s the friends you can call up at four A.M. that matter.” – Marlene Dietrich “I [...]