Mary Renault: Friend

Mary Renault was English novelist. Explore interesting quotes on friend.
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“It is bitter to lose a friend to evil, before one loses him to death.”

Mary Renault book The Praise Singer

The Praise Singer (1978)

Death , Evil

“He had come back a man, and faithless like a man. He knew that he had longed for her; that true friends share everything, except the past before they met. If only she would weep, even that, and let him comfort her; but she would not humble herself before a man. if only he would run to her side and cling to her; but his manhood was hard-won, no mortal should make him a child again.”

Mary Renault book Fire from Heaven

Source: Fire from Heaven (1969), p. 187

Past

“It is better to learn war early from friends, than late from enemies.”

Mary Renault book The Bull from the Sea

The Bull from the Sea (1962)

War , Learning