“Your friends will notice at once that glib vacuities fail to impress, and hate you, and tell lies about you. It's worth it.”

“Well, I hate to tell you this," she said, "but your friend is an asshole."
"He's not my friend," said Simon. "And I couldn't agree with you more, actually."
-Maia & Simon about Jace, pg.49-”

Cassandra Clare book City of Ashes

“Valkyrie, I hate to be the one to tell you this, but your friend is most likely dead.”
“Of course he’s dead. He’s a skeleton.”

Derek Landy (1974) Irish children's writer

“I noticed just about every girl, but none of them made a lasting impression but you.”

Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games

“If you want an accounting of your worth, count your friends. ”

Мэри Браун (1847–1935) Brown [née Solomon], Mary (1847–1935), social reformer

“I love you and, because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.”

Pietro Aretino (1492–1556) Italian author, playwright, poet, satirist, and blackmailer

“I can tell you that you will have your hearts broken more by the people you love than by the people you hate. But you must still dare to love. The rewards are worth far more than the risks.”

Margaret Peterson Haddix book Into the Gauntlet

“the worst part about being lied to is knowing you werent worth the truth”

Jean Paul Sartre (1905–1980) French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and …

“You know, Don, marriage is worth the trade. You lose all your freedom but you get this friend. This incredible friend.”

Donald Miller book Blue Like Jazz: nonreligious thoughts on Christian spirituality

“Why do you think the old stories tell of men who set out on great journeys to impress the gods? Because trying to impress people just isn't worth the time and effort.”

Henry Rollins (1961) American singer-songwriter