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Don't believe your friends when they ask you to be honest with them. All they really want is to be maintained in the good opinion they have of themselves.

Friends are sometimes a big help when they share your feelings. In the context of decisions, the friends who will serve you best are those who understand your feelings but are not overly impressed by them.

You really find out who your friends are and who you can trust. That definitely toughens you.

My friends hated going out with me because people think they can grab you and talk to you how they want. At the end of the day, you're still a human being, and I don't like being treated that way - I prefer to live a quiet life.

Sometimes you can make friends, and sometimes you can take friends. Sometimes people want to be friends with you, and you gotta be like, 'Okay, I can deal with this person's personality and be their friend, but not necessarily do I have to change who I am. I'm not gonna change myself to be their friend.'

Everyone is your friend if you say yes, but say no and watch how they react. It's been a huge life lesson for me.

It is always well to accept your own shortcomings with candor but to regard those of your friends with polite incredulity.

Friends need not agree in everything or go always together, or have no comparable other friendships of the same intimacy.