A lot of friendship is about practice, that’s something I’ve learned as I’ve gotten older. It’s not simply some spiritual soul-bond of memories and longings, it’s really about having coffee every week, or talking on the phone every day or every other day - whatever suits you.

When she is happy, she can't stop talking, when she is sad she doesn't say a word.

Life isn't just fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all. -William Goldman

Blood may be thicker than water, but friendship is thicker than both.

It took the real thing to show you the size of your delusions.

Let me love you, but don't love me back. Do love me and let me hate you for a while. Let me feel like I have some control, because I know I never do.

Tibby's wish would be to hold on to the idea of love even in the face of darkest doubt. Because that was the way in which she failed. Not once, but again and again.