Old Friends Quotes

“Some people seem to fade away but then when they are truly gone, it's like they didn't fade away at all.”
― Bob Dylan, Chronicles, Volume One

“A woman or man of value doesn’t love you because of what he or she wants you to be or do for them. He or she loves you because your combined souls understand one another, complements each other, and make sense above any other person in this world. You each share a part of their soul's mirror and see each other’s light reflected in it clearly. You can easily speak from the heart and feel safe doing so. Both of you have been traveling a parallel road your entire life. Without each other's presence, you feel like an old friend or family member was lost. It bothers you, not because you have given it too much meaning, but because God did. This is the type of person you don't have to fight for because you can't get rid of them and your heart doesn't want them to leave anyways.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“While they talked they remembered the years of their youth, and each thought of the other as he had been at another time.”
― John Williams, Stoner

“I need a name for this ink ... A name for the feeling you get when you see someone again. After many years. Someone lost to you. Or so you thought. And you remember them a certain way. In your mind, they never age. But then suddenly, there they are. Older. Changed by time. Different, but exactly the same.”
― Jennifer Donnelly, Stepsister

“We wander in our thousands over the
face of the earth, the illustrious and the obscure, earning beyond the
seas our fame, our money, or only a crust of bread; but it seems to me
that for each of us going home must be like going to render an account.
We return to face our superiors, our kindred, our friends--those whom we
obey, and those whom we love; but even they who have neither, the most
free, lonely, irresponsible and bereft of ties,--even those for whom
home holds no dear face, no familiar voice,--even they have to meet the
spirit that dwells within the land, under its sky, in its air, in its
valleys, and on its rises, in its fields, in its waters and its trees--a
mute friend, judge, and inspirer.”
― Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim

“They waited awhile before lighting the candles; the gloom allowed the past to slip cozily into the present. But the memories were of a time that was gone and didn't overshadow the present. But the memories were vivid, and they made the freinds feel both young and old...When Chrsitanne finally lit the candles and they saw one another clearly again, she was happy to see in the old faces of the others the young faces they had come across in their memories. we store our youth wihtin us, we can go back to it and find ourselves in it, but it is past--melancholy filled their hearsts, and sympahty, for one another and for themsleves.”
― Bernhard Schlink

“The only thing old about you is our friendship, which makes us ancient...”
― Nanette L. Avery

“We wander in our thousands over the
face of the earth, the illustrious and the obscure, earning beyond the
seas our fame, our money, or only a crust of bread; but it seems to me
that for each of us going home must be like going to render an account.”
― Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim

“Harriet had long ago discovered that one could not like people any the better, merely because they were ill, or dead—still less because one had once liked them very much.”
― Dorothy L. Sayers, Gaudy Night

“Reunions are the first day of school all over again. Time casts away familiarity and replaces it with warm confusion. Seeing how the years have frayed the friends of our youth reminds us that we too have irrevocably changed and can never return to a state of innocence again.”
― Stewart Stafford

“The wind taught me never to forget old friends, by blowing them back to me.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson

“A few signs of Love ... getting the cherry in a drink, the prize in the Cracker Jack box, and the window seat...”
― Nanette L. Avery

“The degree of our intellectual growth is inversely proportional to the number of people with whom we are still close friends.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“I loved that kite, that cinnamon hound. We were old friends. I had soared and laughed with that kite. It got me out on the perimeter. I felt I had failed it somehow, and Rune too, even though he would’ve offered the string to Leer, just as I had. Thinking it over I became a bit less angry, and more proud of the kite itself: it had refused to be flown by Leer one moment longer. It broke the line and caught the next gust out of town. A perilous beautiful move, choosing to throw yourself at the future, even if it means one day coming down in the sea.”
― Leif Enger, Virgil Wander

“We would never become friends with most if not all of the people with whom we have been friends for many years, if we had met them only a few weeks ago.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“With old friends, life is always richer.”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya

“Well, naturally. Keir is descended from my line. Our virility is unmatched."
Westcliff tried to look severe. "You realize, Kingston, that my first grandchild has been sired by your illegitimate offspring."
"Yes, yes, who cares about legitimacy. This child will be magnificent. With my looks and your brains..."
"It could have my looks and your brains," Westcliff pointed out.
"Don't be such a pessimist. Bring the brandy bottle over here, and we'll start making plans."
And the two old friends grinned at each other as they clinked their glasses.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Devil in Disguise

“There is no greater remedy for the heart, nor sweeter comedy for the soul, than the company of an old friend.”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya, Safa Tempo: Poems New & Selected

“Did you and my dad name the boat?"
"We did." Afā looked awkwardly at his feet. "We named her Moana."”
― Keala Kendall, How Far I'll Go

“The Commander of the British cruiser Cardiff, who happened to be an old friend, got wind of Olga's presence in town and invited her to his ship. After tea on board, the grand duchess was tactfully presented with a length of navy-blue cloth, enough to make clothing for the four members of her family, and she was relieved that they could be respectable again.”
― John Curtis Perry, The Flight of the Romanovs: A Family Saga

“...they all talked to each other like they were sparring partners. Pretty words masking sharp-edged insults.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury

“Age is an imaginary number.”
― Carol L. Covin, Who Gets to Name Grandma? The Wisdom of Mothers and Grandmothers

“Life is short. Normalize checking on friends. Call at least 50 old friends you've not met or seen in about 5 years time. Smile with them before ending the call. But be aware that after checking on 50, at least 5 of them will call you back to ask for a loan. I advice, make money.”
― Israelmore Ayivor

“Each of the volumes in the collection felt to Joanna like old friends, all the cracks and blemishes well known and forgiven, and save for the book Abe had died with, she knew the story behind each one.”
― Emma Törzs, Ink Blood Sister Scribe

“Ever since I arrived here, I've had this feeling that we're just pretending to still be friends. Reenacting the friendship the way it used to be, when we were actually close”
― Alison Espach, The Wedding People

“Old friends, said Dr Priya, are both simple and complicated. They tend to keep you one of two ways: either they hold you down and prevent you from evolving into someone they don’t want you to be; or they hold you accountable to your values, help you stay true to the best of yourself. One friend, my lovelies, is worth keeping, said Dr Priya. The other one is for letting go.”
― Yannick Thoraval, The Marriage Gap Year

“He was staring off into the night, where the palms whispered and the sea heaved a distant sigh, where insects clicked and hummed with restless wings. That way lay the unknown, where all tomorrow’s problems waited on the sun. Most men, Jack knew, did not venture far when the shadows grew long. Jack, for his part, had always been a great one for working by night. Much could be done in darkness to ensure a more pleasing tomorrow—an old friend had taught him that.”
― Ted Laughton, Darker Waters

“What is all this?” Auntie Zee cried. She was at the stove, an apron wrapped around her waist, stirring a pot of golden syrup that smelled like honey and lavender.
Smiling broadly, Rin trotted across the kitchen and kissed her on the cheek. “Happy reopening day, Auntie Zee,” he wished her. He then deposited his baskets of sugar-covered pastries on the butcher block island.
The other vendors repeated the greeting, each kissing her on the cheek and delivering baskets of ruby and golden fruit, fat berries, fresh-baked breads, honeyed pastries, packets of spiced meat, and jars of pearly beverages. Soon the parcels, jars, baskets, and crates were piled as high as the rafters, and the sweet and savory smells were thick in the air. Inhaling, Calisa thought it was like being inside the most delicious café in the world. In many worlds, she corrected herself.”
― Sarah Beth Durst, The Faraway Inn

“I think it’s when two people separate that the things they’ve learned through their friendship can really blossom. It’s all very well to stand on the sidelines and laugh at women for gossiping, and complaining, and comforting each other in a shallow, superficial way. But who’s to say that the ruthless urge to get at the truth, regardless of whether it breaks the other person’s heart, is more virtuous than phrasing your words carefully, out of consideration for another person? I understand now what a talent it is to show care for other people.”
― Polly Barton, Hooked

“You’ve got to live. However hurt and embarrassed you are. Even if you don’t have any friends.’
Was it for her sake that Keiko was getting so ardent about this? Was she trying, even temporarily, to repair her relationship with Eriko? Trying to prevent her old friend, who’d fallen as low as she could go, from becoming any more messed up? They would never confide in one another again, or make plans to meet— and yet, in this moment, Keiko and Eriko were connected by an invisible thread.”
― Polly Barton, Hooked