“Meek wifehood is no part of my profession; / I am your friend, but never your possession.”

“I come here with no expectations, only to profess, now that I am at liberty to do so, that my heart is and always will be… yours.”

Jane Austen book Sense and Sensibility

“I just want to be not what I am today.
I just want to be better than my friends might say.
I just want a small part in your passion play.”

William Fitzsimmons (1978) American musician

“Oh, aye, Sassenach. I am your master… and you're mine. Seems I canna possess your soul without losing my own.”

Diana Gabaldon book Outlander

“You and I were long friends: you are now my enemy, and I am yours.”

Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) American author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, …

“I am the Stranger at the Gate. I am the One Who knocks. I am the One Who will not go away. I am your Friend. I am your Hope. I am your Shield. I am your Love. I am All in All.”

Benjamin Creme (1922–2016) artist, author, esotericist

“I am America. I am the part you won't recognize. But get
used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours;
my religion, not yours; my goals, my own; get used to me.”

Muhammad Ali (1942–2016) African American boxer, philanthropist and activist

“I wanted you to thank you for being my friend and letting me play a part in your story.”

Christopher Pike book The Last Vampire

“Never, never say goodbye
To my part of your life.”

Kate Bush (1958) British recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician and record producer

“A friend is part of your family.”

Pelé (1940–2022) Brazilian association football player