849 – “For the two of us, home isn’t a place. It is a person. And we are finally home.”

–Anna Oliphant in Stephanie Perkins’ Anna and the French Kiss

750 – “You have been my friend. … That in itself is a tremendous thing.”

–Charlotte in E B White’s Charlotte’s Web [See Source Note for exact quote]

It is Make a Friend Day, so go out and makes some new ones!

722 – “I don’t want you to save me. I want you to stand by my side as I save myself.”

–anonymous

441 – “The best moments in reading are when you come across something – a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things – that you’d thought special, particular to you. And here it is, set down by someone else, a person you’ve never met, maybe even someone long dead. And it’s as if a hand has come out and taken yours.”

–Hector (played by Richard Griffiths) in The History Boys (2006)

343 – “When someone is going through a storm, your silent presence is more powerful than a million empty words.”

–Thema Davis