Quotes about Relationships

I called him Grandfather, because according to him you do not have to be of the same blood or same tribe to be a member of the same family, but in truth I should have called him Maman. He was the only mother I ever knew.

It made her feel sorry for her husband: she was discovering how vulnerable to flattery a conceited old man could be.

Affection must be cultivated, Camilo; it has to be watered and tended like a plant, but we'd let ours dry up.

Years sneak by quickly, on tip-toe, scoffing and suddenly they give us a fright in the mirror or smack us on the back. Every minute is precious and we can't waste it on misunderstanding, impatience, jealousy, pettiness, or the other silly stuff that soils relationships. In truth this formula can be applied at any age because it's always the case that our days are limited.

All husbands are boring, John. No woman with an ounce of sense gets married to be entertained, she marries to be maintained.

But do you know what I'm most grateful for? Love. That has marked me more than anything else. I was incredibly lucky to have Roser. She'll always be the love of my life. Thanks to her I have Marcel. Being a father has also been essential for me; it's allowed me to keep faith in what's best in the human condition.

No man can have society upon his own terms.

A continued atmosphere of hectic passion is very trying if you haven't got any of your own.

Prosperity makes friends and adversity tries tliem.

Forsake not an old friend, for the new is not comparable unto him. A new friend is as new wine: when it is old thou shalt drink it with pleasure.

Actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.

Friendship is a plant which must be often watered.