“And it occurred to me that friendship was a lot more dependable, not to mention long-lasting, than love.”

“Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing.”

“Experts on romance say for a happy marriage there has to be more than a passionate love. For a lasting union, they insist, there must be a genuine liking for each other. Which, in my book, is a good definition for friendship.”

“If we judge love by the majority of its results, it resembles hatred more than friendship.”

“In a relationship, the word 'sorry' is worth more than gold. However, the more it's mentioned the lesser your love and affection becomes.”

“In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.”

“A lie is more comfortable than doubt, more useful than love, more lasting than truth.”

“Friendship is everything. Friendship is more than talent. It is more than the government. It is almost the equal of family.- Don Corleone”

“Love is rarer than genius itself. And friendship is rarer than love.”

“It occurs to me that our survival may depend upon our talking to one another.”