Is there any greater gift in life than a close friend you can share anything and everything with? It's a relationship so dynamic and wonderful it can be hard to put into words all that it means to you. Here we have gathered 68 best friend quotes to do just that for you.
All of these quotes are short, some are funny, and all are the grown-up version of the "best friends forever" necklaces you had as a kid. They are sure to make you reflect back on the bonds you share with the girlfriends you hold dear and the memories you have made over the years on fun girls trips and beyond, and they'll sure make you smile too. Any of these sets of words make a great caption for your Instagram post with a photo of you and your bestie just for fun or as a way of sending happy birthday wishes to her on her special day (to go with the the perfect gift you know she'll love).
As Toni Morrison wrote so eloquently, “She is a friend of my mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order.” And that's just one of the 68 best friend quotes below. Read on to take them all in.
1
Edward Young
"Friendship is the wine of life."
2
The Beatles
"I get by with a little help from my friends."
3
Marlene Dietrich
"It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter."
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4
Amy Poehler
"Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you; spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life."
5
Nicole Richie
"True friends are like diamonds—bright, beautiful, valuable, and always in style."
6
Donna Roberts
"A friend knows the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails."
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7
Winnie The Pooh
"I knew when I met you an adventure was going to happen."
8
Octavia Butler
"Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it’s all over."
9
Bill Watterson
"Things are never quite as scary when you’ve got a best friend."
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11
Vincent Van Gogh
"Close friends are truly life’s treasures. Sometimes they know us better than we know ourselves."
12
Cicero
"Life is nothing without friendship."
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13
Paulo Coelho
"Friendship isn’t a big thing—it’s a million little things."
14
Toni Morrison, Beloved
“She is a friend of my mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order.”
15
Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter
“A friend may be waiting behind a stranger’s face.”
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16
Jennifer Lopez
“The truth is, no matter how lonely you might feel, you’re never going through anything alone....You can choose your family.”
17
Sarah Dessen, Someone Like You
“Life is an awful, ugly place to not have a best friend.”
18
Oprah Winfrey
“The best gift anyone can give, I believe, is the gift of sharing themselves.”
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19
Mindy Kaling
“One friend with whom you have a lot in common is better than three with whom you struggle to find things to talk about.”
20
Maya Angelou
"Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud."
Leah Hall is currently a digital producer and writer for Country Living. She is based in Huntsville, Alabama.