A few said they'd be horses. Most said they'd be some sort of cat. My friend said she'd like to come back as a porcupine. I don't like crowds, she said. ”

There was a lot of apologizing going on, but I realized that was how it was with people you cared about. You forgave each other and moved on.”

Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.”

That's what I love about Aibileen, she can take the most complicated things in life and wrap them up so small and simple, they'll fit right in your pocket.”

What is a friend if not someone you feel close to, someone you like being with, someone you can confide in and share pleasure with.

A single rose can be my garden; a single friend, my world.”

Writing is a job, a talent, but it's also the place to go in your head. It is the imaginary friend you drink your tea with in the afternoon.”

A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.”

“I may not always be with you
But when we're far apart
Remember you will be with me
Right inside my heart”

The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.”