15 Book Quotes That Perfectly Describe Friendship

Sometimes making friends is as easy (or as difficult) as loving the same book. No closeness compares.

It's that spark of learning that, in all this sea of confusion and posturing and ridiculously terrifying wonder, THAT person understands.

And, beyond enjoying your own thoughts reflected in another person (because, really, who doesn't enjoy that?), there's the excitement of discovering a whole new world in someone else.

You'll bond in moments of kindness, of understanding...

... and in less pleasant moments, too.

When they are away, you will want to be near.

And when your friend is even farther away, you will see that this person continues to open up the world for you.

Friendship isn't a weak thing. It's not rose petals or clouds on a pretty day. Real friendship is steel, unbroken by time or distance.

And, certainly, there will be moments when your friends test you, when they lash and hurt you or -- worse -- have you watch as they hurt themselves.

You might even wonder, sometimes, if people are worth it.

But, remember: listen to them. Learn what they're about. Observe what makes them tick and smile and weep and wink at you from across a crowded room.

Because, let's call this what it is: it's LOVE. It's a romance of the mind and of the heart.

A good friend, a best friend, would give her very self for you as her parting gift, because she knows that you're truly some pig. (In the best way possible, of course.)

And in your darkest moments, you will think of them, and the sun will come out, just for you.

Because you know that a true friend is with you. Until the very end.