The death of a friend is equivalent to the loss of a limb.
Why does Scrooge love Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer? Because every buck is dear to him.
Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet.
A man never stands as tall as when he kneels to help a child.
Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look what they can do when they stick together.
Maybe those nihilist philosophers are right; maybe this is all we can expect of the universe, a relentless crushing of life and spirit, because the equilibrium state of the cosmos is death.