Those who truly know you see your tears even in the rain.

Those closest to us have first claim to our acts of love.

When you are in the final days of your life, what will you want? Will you hug that college degree in the walnut frame? Will you ask to be carried to the garage so you can sit in your car? Will you find comfort in rereading your financial statement? Of course not. What will matter then will be people. If relationships will matter most then, shouldn't they matter most now?

if you want to have a good friend, you first must be a good friend.

In 2014, when he first seriously began to consider running for president, Melania was one of the few who thought it was possible he could win. It was a punch line for his daughter, Ivanka, who had carefully distanced herself from the campaign. With a never-too-hidden distaste for her stepmother, Ivanka would say to friends: All you have to know about Melania is that she thinks if he runs he'll certainly win.

Sometimes what hurts more than your enemies hating you is your friends and family remaining silent in a time of need.

Run On" started with an ostinato piano part, and I passed the exit for the Holiday Inn where Robert Downey Jr. and his family had lived when they were moving out of Darien. Robert Downey Jr. had been my best friend in third grade. We'd bonded because we were both neurotic eight-year-olds, and his parents and my mom were the only adults in Darien who smoked pot.

Conjugal love, or the friendship of spouses, can persist even after sexual desires have weakened, withered, and disappeared.

when we share our sorrow, our sorrow is halved, and when we share our joy, our joy is doubled.

I would describe myself as emotional and highly strung. If something upsets me, it really upsets me. If something makes me angry, I get really angry. But it's all very upfront. I can't hide it. I'm also loyal and I hope I'm fun.

He was like me - a kindred spirit crazy enough to keep on trying.

Treasure the friendship you receive above all. It will survive long after your gold and good health have vanished.