Now If diversity were inherently good, inherently valuable, inherently wonderful, why would we have to have the highly-paid profession know as ‘diversity consultant’ to manage it? Things that are inherently good, to enjoy them, or...

He is not my focus,” Diana told writer Rodney Tyler of Arne. “He’s my husband, my companion, my lover, my confidant. But not my focus. I wasn’t lost, then found by Arne. I was single...

There should be a little gap between you and your friends, though you’ll miss their companionship and you’ll also miss their disrespect.

Snowflakes swirl down gently in the deep blue haze beyond the window. The outside world is a dream.Inside, the fireplace is brightly lit, and the Yule log crackles with orange and crimson sparks.There’s a steaming...

People have some really crazy ideas about love, friends and relationships. They have the absurd belief that their friends, children, family, lovers and companions can make them happy.

The role that people play in your life can determine how far you can go.

Sitting on the porch alone, listening to them fixing supper, he felt again the indignation he had felt before, the sense of loss and the aloneness, the utter defenselessness that was each man’s lot, sealed...

Silence is a great companion when words are devoid of meanings.

Friendship arises out of mere Companionship when two or more of the companions discover that they have in common some insight or interest or even taste which the others do not share and which, till...

I had kissed my share of men, particularly during the war years, when flirtation and instant romance were the light-minded companions of death and uncertainty. Jamie, thought, was something different. His extreme gentleness was in...

Everyone wants to be wanted and if all people wait for someone else to invest in them, the world will be stuck in an eternal stalemate: nobody moves and nobody wins.

While learning others, respect demands that one never takes issue with another’s freedom to choose their ‘get down’ – their way of living… and don’t be mad. But carefully listen, observe, and compare mental notes...

I cannot stand the company of men. They flatter or they judge. I can stand neither of the two.

There is not enough celebration of companionship. Relationships aren’t just about eroticism and sexuality.

Tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Wherever he goes, you also go. He will not be alone.

In misery it is great comfort to have a companion.

I realize, for the first time, how very lonely I’ve been in the arena. How comforting the presence of another human being can be.

Loneliness is really a wonderful companion that can show us so much about ourselves and others.

Friends who mock your dreams are not qualified to keep dusting your door step with their footprints every time.

You could hold me and I could hold you. And it would be so peaceful. Completely peaceful. Like the feeling of sleep, but awake in it together.

Being apart was wrong. Simply lying side by side did more for a relationship than words. A warm bed, a nest of animal intimacy. Words could be misunderstood, whereas loving companionship bred trust.

I will feed all of Adro. It is what they need.

I prefer solitude to companions, since there are so few men who are trustworthy, and almost none truly learned. I do not say this because I demand scholarship in all men — although the sum...

I want a marriage of companions—one of shared lives and shared poems,’ he murmured. ‘If we were husband and wife, we would collect books, read, and drink tea together. As I told you before, I’d...

Joy multiplies when it is shared among friends, but grief diminishes with every division. That is life.

I have to believe it’s right to be a warm voice, a companion if I can be, as soon as ever I find a friend.

There is no way to your personal joy if you hand over the keys to someone who is not ready to open the door for you. You have the right to choose your friends; do...

Here’s what I think. We all want someone to build a fort with. We want somebody to swap crayons with and play hide-and-seek with and live out imaginary stories with. We start out getting that...

One as deformed and horrible as myself, could not deny herself to me. My companion must be of the same species, and have the same defects… with whom I can live in the interchange of...

She was surprised at how deflating his presence was.