It is always painful to part from people whom one has known for a very brief space of time. The absence of old friends one can endure with equanimity. But even a momentary separation from anyone to whom one has just been introduced is almost unbearable.
Anybody can be good in the country.
You need a minute to notice someone special, an hour to appreciate her, a day to love her, a word to hurt her, but then your whole life to forget her!
The worst solitude is to have no real friendships.
Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes.
Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.
I like people like myself, that preserve their beauty in imperfection, in the tracks of non triviality.
To laugh isn't a bad way of starting a frienship, and it's definitely the best way to break it.
An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship.
Passion is the natural climax of friendship.