“Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation.”

“He thought of her often, and he missed the companionship they'd once shared and the friendship that had been the bedrock of their marriage at its best.”

“Good friendships are the foundation of all relationships. Whether it is in business or marriage. A good friend is the best partner.”

“Accident counts for much in companionship as in marriage.”

“Confidence is the only bond of friendship.”

“Marriage is the cure of love, and friendship the cure of marriage.”

“Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.”

“Friendship is the next Pleasure we may hope for: And where we find it not at home, or have no home to find it in, we may seek it abroad. It is an Union of Spirits, a Marriage of Hearts, and the Bond thereof Vertue.”

“Marriage: A friendship recognized by the police.”

“This friendship and this bond that we share is, to us, the No. 1 priority.”