“I could watch him do this until morning — never asking questions and never interrupting his work. I worship quietly — his intense focus and attention to detail and then, out of no where, I realize the inconvenient, inappropriate truth: ‘I love this man… and it has swallowed me.”

“Throughout our lifetime many people come ‘to’ us. But if they haven’t come ‘for’ us the coming doesn’t matter. And I would have us carefully consider that Christmas is God perfectly doing both.”

“A relationship that is truly genuine does not keep changing its colors. Real gold never rusts. If a relationship is really solid and golden, it will be unbreakable. Not even Time can destroy its shine.”

“There are times when I think that the ideal library is composed solely of reference books. They are like understanding friends—always ready to meet your mood, always ready to change the subject when you have had enough of this or that.”

“Each time a person passes by you and you say ‘hello’, imagine that person turning into a candle. The more positivity, love and light you reflect, the more light is mirrored your way. Sharing beautiful hellos is the quickest way to earn spiritual brownie points. You should start seeing hellos as small declarations of faith. Every time you say hello to a stranger, your heart acknowledges over and over again that we are all family.”

“If you were lucky, very lucky indeed, there were one or two people in your life who you could tell the unvarnished truth too, shell and egg. And that these people held the essence of you inside them. The rest would be conversations that ended when night fell, or the dinner part ended.”

“An acquaintance merely enjoys your company, a fair-weather companion flatters when all is well, a true friend has your best interests at heart and the pluck to tell you what you need to hear.”

“Even if we can’t be lovers, there’s no reason why we just can’t be friends, is there?”

“Wednesday will never be lonely when it has days all around it.”

“Family, friends and relationships are the blessings of the God. They are the best way to access God.”

“No man can be called friendless who has God and the companionship of good books.”

“When ships & nature sail through life together, friendships will last forever.”

“Yes, I am a dreamer, and a wisher of well as well, I try not to be a liar, as you can plainly tell. I always hope for the best, and pray that we will enjoy peace, but I’ve never sold magic beans, on which we all can feast. So, if I am on the sidewalk, passing you by, just stop me with a smile, and then we can both say, “Hi.”

“Friendships will never be darkened by the setting sun.”