there was not much distinction between losing a friend and a lover: it was all about intimacy. One moment, you had someone to share your biggest triumph, and fatal flaws with; the next minute, you had to keep them bottled inside.
You meet people who forget you. You forget people you meet. But sometimes you meet those people you can't forget. Those are your 'friends
Make as many friends as you can, but don't build your life on them alone. It's an unstable foundation.
Good God! how often are we to die before we go quite off this stage? In every friend we lose a part of ourselves, and the best part.
Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends, never lose a chance to make them.
The sad events that occur in my life are the sad events that happen to everybody, with losing friends and family, but that is a natural occurrence, as natural as being born.
Losing money is a big loss, losing friends is greater than the loss, also lost all faith is lost
Friendship is but a name; fidelity but an empty name.
One night I prayed to God, I asked could he please remove my enemies from my life, and before you knew it I started losing friends.
Black women are going to have to take more leadership. I think we are prepared because we bring a tenaciousness with us. We do not fear losing friends, allies, or jobs.