ºBest Friends Listen to what you dont sayº - **Samantha Norman** "People never know how special someone is until they leave, but maybe sometimes its important to leave, so they are given that chance to see how special that someone really is!" - Sent by Ali Nitka *Don't ever be afraid to come to me ~n~ cry* *Don't ever hesitate to look me ~n~ the eye* *Don't ever be afraid to tell me how you feel* *Remeber your my girl ~n~ we gotta keep it real* (That ones for my Girl Nikki....I luv ya!) By: Ashley Upchurch Dedicated to :Nikki Otermat "Friendship is like a violin; the music may stop now and then, but the strings will last forever." "We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can fly only by embracing each other." -lucian de crescenzo Sent in by Jodi "I never had better friends than the friends I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?" -Stand By Me Sent in by Pollak Since we met its been you and I, a tear for a tear baby eye for an eye and u know that my heart gonnna cry if you leave me lonely cuz u not just my friend your my homie -Jarule...Put it on me Put it on me if this was our world,it would be all yours babbyy Sent by josh "Friends are the siblings God forgot to give us." Sent in by Hillary "You'll always be my best friend, you know too much!" "When it hurts to look back and your scared to look ahead you can look beside you and your best friend will be there." The following two quotes were sent in by Maggie Lee "You mean the world to me and I'll never stop loving you 'Cause what you have given me I can never repay And if we meet again somehow, I will love you then as now 'Cause you mean the world to me~ David Lamotte 'Cause we are each other's angels And we meet when it is time We keep each other going And we show each other signs~ David Lamotte "Friends never make assumptions about you. They never expect a reason to go out with you. In fact friends only expect you to be you!" Sent in by-Chandru Sockalingam- The following 5 quotes were sent in by Mellisa "And I'm still here, waiting here, to catch you if you fall. I don't know why I care so much when I shouldn't care at all." "Out of every girl I meet, no other can compete I'd ditch em all for a night with you. I know you don't believe you mean this much to me, but I promise you that you do." "If I had one wish this is what it would be, I'd ask you to spend all your time with me, we'd be together forever.." "I guess that it's you I want to hold on to, but you're holding onto someone else." "Your friends are what will matter in the end." "If only you could see the you that is a part of me, maybe you could see inside yourself." "Should I forgive and should I forgive the hurt that's caused me all this?" Sent in by Mac Your my best friend forever and always we're together too much but far not enough and if you die before I do ask god if heaven's got room for two. Sent in by Angel The following 2 quotes were sent in by Crackie "Nothing makes the earth so spacious as to have friends at a distance. -Henry David Thoreau for my best friend Melia who moved to Florida, I love you! ~Crackie It takes a minute to have a crush on someone, a hour to like someone, and a day to fall in love with someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone. -author unknown ~Melia and Crackie Friends Forever! The following quotes were sent in by Amber Pustay Quotes by Thomas Pustay No present could bring more joy to open, Then the one filled with your smile. How sad it would be,to be blind. To never have seen your smile. I remember the first time I heard your voice, a sound I never tire. Every time you cross my mind, I think how lucky I've been, to have you as my special friend. So remember, not to frown, for I know someone, who is in love with your smile. The following four quotes were sent in by Carly "Your best friends are going to hurt you every once in a while, you must forgive them for that." "Forgivness is the key to your unhappiness." "Compared to friendship, gold is dirt." "Sometimes i think we don't need anyone else in the world../ but then again who would we talk about." "Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they are meant to be there; they serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson, or help you figure out who you are." -Sent in by Lindsay Russo The following two quotes are from Taylor Hanson. "When you have no light to guide you and no one to walk beside you, I will come to you. When the night is dark and stormy, you won't have to reach out for me, i will come to you." "Sometimes when all your dreams, they have seen better days When you don't know how or why, but you've lost your way Have no fear when your tears are fallin I will hear your spirit callin And I swear that I'll be there, come with me." "We all need somebody we can turn to, someone with no reason to stay. So if you fear that your sun is dying and you need the strength to keep trying, well i'll reach out and take your hand." "Friends are the Angels that help you fly" -Julia VeRost "True friends are the people who brighten your smile everytime your with them" -Julia VeRost "I consiter you my blood and it don't come no thicker" -From Eve "If all my friends were flowers, I would look around and pick you" -Sent in by Karae Daley "If I could plant a seed everytime I think of you, I could walk forever in my garden." -Sent in by Dan H. "Friends are like melons. Shall I tell you why? To find one good a hundred you must try." "Never look back... Never regret... Never remember the people you've met. Never begin... And never end... Never say never when it comes to your friends!" -Aliza Llaguno "The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him with friendship." -Ralph Waldo Emerson -Sent in by Inge "I would rather you hate me for who I am than love me for who I'm not" -Sent in by ~*Liz S*~ "Love is Just Like Life. Its not always easy and it does not always bring happiness.... but when we do not drop living, Why should we Drop Loving!" -Hammad Chhipa The following six quotes were sent in by Lizz "Friends are like gems, they're ALL pricless" "People who love you people who you love back people that will always be there for you through the good times and the bad they make you happy when you are sad they are angels that have yet to earn their wings they are your dearest friends" "Friends are like your second family only closer" "Who says there are no miricals? there are friends arn't there?" "Love isn't a desise or viruse or a sickness...but a gift instead. it can't be bought or stolen only earned. " "If i die today, or even tomorrow i'll have no regrets if you tell me you're my friend" "If you are going to jump off a mountain, I won't be beside you. I'll be below going to catch you." "We've shared many smiles and many tears, but nothing beats the laughter." -Sent in by Jenn The following seven quotes were sent in by Erin "The best of friendships are the ones where two friends can sit on a swing, not saying a word, but walk away feeling like u just had the best conversation ever." "People may not remember exactly what you did or what u said, but they will always remember how you made them feel." "Friends are the roses of life: pick them carefully and avoid the thorns." "Our paths may change as life goes along, ut the bond between friends remains ever strong" "Friends stand beside eachother through thick and thin, every time you need me i will alwyas be there for you. You make me happy, you make me laugh, you are the best friend anyone could ever have. BEST FRIENDS." "Any time not spent in love is wasted" "The best way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost" "Despite the advice about choosing your friends wisely, you really can't choose your friends. They choose you." -Sent in by Roger "The trouble is not so much dying for a friend, it is finding a friend worth dying for." -Sent in by Victoria O. The following eight quotes were sent in by Thomas Pustay "A good friend finds it harder to hold a pencil than to hold a grudge." "I may never get the chance to win the lottery. I may never get the chance to go on vacation. But I have the chance to be your friend, that chance I'll take." "What are friends for, if you can't use them." "Beware when you are judging you friends, for they maybe judging you first." "Friends are like money in the bank, longer you keep them, the more they are worth." "It would be easier to cut off my hand than lost you as my friend." "A friend is someone who smile when you smile, laugh when you laugh, but hold your hand when you cry." "A friend is someone who listens when you speak, understands when you cry and guides you on your way." "A friendship is like a gold chain..each link is a memory from past to present..never let the chain break or else the friendship will be gone..remember gold is a valuable as the friendship is" -Sent in by Sherry "Through life we suffer. Through friends we never have to suffer alone" -Sent in by Shirley "A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though they know you are slightly cracked." "Friends let you know that you are not alone on the road of life." -Sent in by Leslie The following three quotes were sent in by Anthony "I have my friends for their personality, my aquaintences for their opinions and my eninies for their brains." "If you have a friendship thats nearly at the end, screw the friendship and make all the questions end." "If my best friend is the person I can always depend on, then my only best friend would be my mother or God." "Some memories can hurt, but with you by my side our friendship will survive" -Jackie Stancarone "Treat your friends as you do your pictures and put them in the best light." "The only thing on this earth that will never die is a memory and in our friendship we have made so many." "A simple friend has never seen you cry. A real friend has shoulders soggy from your tears." -Sent in by Ashwani "A TRUE FRIEND IS ONE WHO LIKES YOU AS YOU ARE." -Sent in by Vinithra Piglet sidled up behind Pooh. "Pooh," he whispered. "Yes, Piglet?" "Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. "I just wanted to be sure of you." - Winnie-the-Pooh The following two quotes were sent in by T.T. "A person without any friends is like a tree without its roots." "My friends are like a deck of cards, they come in kings and queens, red and black, six and seven, but if one is missing, the deck won't work...and that is friendhip." The following eight quotes were sent in by Molly "We can't call people without wings angels, so we call them friends instead." "Do you love me because I'm beautiful, or am I beautiful because you love me?" "Friends aren't jumper cables, you don't throw them into the trunk and pull them out for emergencies." "Everything ends up okay, if it doesn't end up okay then i't not the end." "You could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are pretty. Some are dull while others are bright. Some have weird names. But we all have to learn to live in the same box." "I shed a tear in the ocean. The day I find it is the day I stop loving you." "It's not that I can't live without you, it's just that I don't want to try." "It's better to love someone you can't have than to have someone you can't love." "LOVE is not a virus...........But it should be". -Sent in by Glen Hyrman "Friends are like bras...they give lots of support" "Without a world there is no friends, but without friends there is no world." -Sent in by Sammie B The following two quotes were sent in by Krystal "You have your whole life, So become someone's friend, before they leave you forever" "Never let your friendship die because of a lie, Tell the truth" "Friendship is like a precious flower Ready to bloom every hour. It may stop growing or keep on flowing But you'll still have it forever." -Sent in by Stephen "Best friends need not be physically present, each keep the other company in the hearts." -Sent in by Lina "Memories last forever pictures may not." -Sent in by Sarah "I consider you my blood and it don't come no thicker..." -Eve "Friendship is that sheltering tree which covers you with warmth when you are cold with Sorrow, balms your soul when you are hurt in heart and bandages with love when yo bleed inside!" -Sent in by Neeru khattar The following two quotes were sent in by Nicole Weber "I will always be able to get through the dark times in life, as long as my friends are waiting for me in the light." "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women mearly players." -Sir William Shakespeare "My God, this is a hell of a job. I have no trouble with my enemies. I can take care of my enemies all right. But my damn friends, my goddamn friends. They're the ones that keep me walking the floor at night." -Warren G. Harding - Sent in by Joy "Good friends come and good friends go, but only the best friends stick around forever." -Sent in by Jenelle Stricker "Did I ever tell you you're my hero? You're everything I wish I could be, I can fly higher than an eagle, cause you are the wind beneath wings." "Met you as a stranger Took you as a friend Hope we meet in Heaven Where friendship never ends" -Raheel The following two quotes were sent in by JB "Now and forever, I'll remember all the promises still unbroken and think about all the words between us that never needed to be spoken." - Carole King "If I had a star for everytime you made me smile, I'd have a whole nights sky in the palm of my hands." The following quotes were sent in by Sondra "Our relatives are the family that we are born with, our friends are the family we choose." "Friendship is the comfort that comes from knowing that even when you feel all alone, you aren't." "We each take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other, everywhere." "Friends are those with whom we feel comfortable enough to 'think out loud.'" "Love is friendship on fire." -Sent in by Noodles "A Gift of Frienship is Priceless, Especially When It Comes From YOU" -Aldora Kwee The following four quotes were sent in by Shawn. "Each departed friend is a magnet that attracts us to the next world." -Jean Paul Richter "Friendship : Our greatest joy and our greatest sorrow . For without our most cherished friends our world is so often filled with sad tomorrows." "True friends are never forgotten, they live within our hearts and souls.... forever , and always , dancing on our stage of memories." -Shawn "The language of friendship is not words , but rather meanings . It is an intelligence above language." -Thoreau "ROSE IS A FLOWER THAT LIVES FOR AN HOUR! FRIENDSHIP IS A TOWER THAT LIVES FOR EVER!!" "A true friend is someone who will know your name in heaven" -Patricia Pasquariello   on love... Other men said they have seen angels, But I have seen thee And thou art enough. ~ by G. Moore ~ I would fly you to the moon and back if you'll be . . . if you'll be my baby. ~ From a song by Savage Garden ~ I love you - those three words have my life in them. ~ by Alexandrea to Nicholas III ~ What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. ~ by Ralph Waldo Emerson ~ I have been astonished that men could die martyrs for their religion - I have shudder'd at it. I shudder no more. I could be martyr'd for my religion Love is my religion And I could die for that. I could die for you. ~ by John Keats ~ I'd like to run away From you, But if you didn't come And find me ... I would die. ~ by Shirley Bassey ~ When you love someone, all your saved-up wishes start coming out. ~ by Elizabeth Bowen (1899-1973) ~ The greatest thing you'll ever learn Is to love and be loved in return. ~ From "Unforgettable with Love" by Natalie Cole Soul meets soul on lover's lips. ~ by Percy Bysshe Shelly ~ I have found men who didn't know how to kiss. I've always found time to teach them. ~ by Mae West ~ No man is truly married until he understands every word his wife is NOT saying. ~ by Unknown ~ You will never know true happiness until you have truly loved, and you will never understand what pain really is until you have lost it. ~ by Anonymous ~ To live is like to love - all reason is against it, and all healthy instinct for it. ~ by Samuel Butler, Life and love ~ ....A simple I love you means more than money.... ~ by Frank Sinatra ~ True love cannot be found where it truly does not exist, Nor can it be hidden where it truly does. ~ by Anonymous ~ Love: a temporary insanity, curable by marriage... ~ by Ambrose Bierce ~ To be in love is merely to be In a state of perpetual anesthesia: To mistake an ordinary young man for a Greek god Or an ordinary young woman for a goddess. ~ by H.L. Mencken ~ Life without love is like a tree Without blossom and fruit. ~ by Khalil Gibra ~ I love thee, I love but thee With a love that shall not die Till the sun grows cold And the stars grow old. ~ by Willam Shakespeare ~ Love is like war, Easy to begin but hard to end. ~ by Anonymous ~ Seduce my mind and you can have my body, Find my soul and I'm yours forever. ~ by Anonymous ~ So dear I love him that with him, All deaths I could endure. Without him, live no life. ~ by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet ~ Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, Often hot and fierce, But still only light and flickering. As love grows older, Our hearts mature And our love becomes as coals, Deep-burning and unquenchable. ~ by Bruce Lee ~ I have loved to the point of madness; That which is called madness, That which to me, Is the only sensible way to love. ~ by F. Sagan ~ She walks in beauty, Like the night of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes. ~ by Byron ~ Your voice makes me tremble inside And your smile is an invitation For my imagination to go wild. ~ by Anonymous ~ One word frees us Of all the weight and pain in life, That word is Love ~ by Socrates ~ I have learned not to worry about love; But to honor its coming with all my heart. ~ by Alice Walker ~ To love a person is to learn the song That is in their heart, And to sing it to them When they have forgotten. ~ by Anonymous ~ Did my heart love till now? Forswear it sight, For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night. ~ Romeo, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare ~