Friendship Quotes

The chosen family. Quotes about the people who show up, stick around, and make life better.

18559 quotes

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"True friendship is born from shared struggle and mutual respect."
Richard Wright
"A true friend is someone who is there for you when they would rather be anywhere else."
Ralph Ellison
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"We must build communities based on care and accountability."
Toni Cade Bambara
"I love the gathering in of friends, the bringing in of various people, the feeling of communion."
Maya Angelou
"Friendship requires the willingness to be truly known, flaws and all."
Ralph Ellison
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"I think we ought to let him know we're glad he's here."
Langston Hughes
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"No person is your friend who demands your silence."
Alice Walker
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"In our struggle, we will always need to depend on each other."
Alice Walker
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"The only ally you've got is the person who is willing to risk as much as you are willing to risk."
James Baldwin
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"This is a lonely life, sorta. Of all the things I've done, the most important are my friendships."
Zora Neale Hurston
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"It was a good feeling to have friends, to be a part of a community of women."
Zora Neale Hurston
"Gather the people who believe in you."
Maya Angelou
"Friendship is a form of love without requirement."
Toni Morrison
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"Good friends are hard to find and harder to leave."
Langston Hughes
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"The weak are made strong through community and mutual support."
Langston Hughes
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"The bonds we forge in solidarity are stronger than any law."
Richard Wright
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"The bonds of friendship are among the strongest bonds we can forge."
Zora Neale Hurston
"Betrayal often comes wrapped in the language of friendship."
Ralph Ellison
"A true friend sees you as you wish to be seen, and loves you anyway."
Ralph Ellison
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"Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life."
John Steinbeck
"Friendship is a laboratory for learning who we are."
Ralph Ellison
"She is a friend of mind. She gather me, man."
Toni Morrison
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"A friend is someone who walks in when the rest of the world walks out."
Langston Hughes
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"Distance cannot diminish true friendship; it only tests its depth."
Langston Hughes
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"I have discovered that friendship is a luxury often denied to those fighting for survival."
Richard Wright
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"I am not afraid of my enemies, but rather of my friends."
Pearl S. Buck
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"We are stronger together than apart."
Pearl S. Buck
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"A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you."
John Steinbeck
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"Loyalty is not a virtue, it is a luxury."
William Faulkner
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"Friendship is built on honesty and mutual respect."
Langston Hughes