“Friendship: A true friend will always listen to you patiently, assist you readily, stand with you boldly, advise you wisely, heal your wounds tenderly, and help you transform your pain effectively.”

“The only true test of friendship is the time your friend spends on you.”

“Always be true to your friends, just as you are to yourself.”

“If you expect a physician to help you, you must lay bare your wound.”
Si operam medicantis exspectas, oportet vulnus detegas.

“True friendship is like the sun that you can't always see in the darkness of night, but you know will return to brighten your day.”

“…. there is a difference between hearing and listening. You can't always help what you hear. But you can control what holds your interest, what you choose to dwell on.”

“… you have to learn where your pain is. You have to burrow down and find the wound, and if the burden of it is too terrible to shoulder, you have to shout it out; you have to shout for help… And then finally, the way through grief is grieving.”

“A good friend will help you plant your tulips. A great friend will help you plant a gun on the unarmed intruder you just shot.”

“Make friends with the angels, who though invisible are always with you…. Often invoke them, constantly praise them, and make good use of their help and assistance in all your temporal and spiritual affairs.”

“Your perspective is always limited by how much you know. Expand your knowledge and you will transform your mind.”