Hearts set about finding other hearts the moment they are born, and between them, they weave nets so frightfully strong and tight that you end up bound forever in hopeless knots, even to the shadow of a beast you knew and loved long ago.
My immediate family is real close-knit.
Britain has always been a nation with a strong global focus. We have influenced change and built strong ties all round the world.
Meg Ryan is a beautiful and courageous woman. I grieve the loss of her companionship, but I haven't lost her friendship. We still phone each other for a good chat.
I am a personal advocate of strong ties between India and Israel, so I am very happy to see that our relations are progressing so well in all fields of our engagement.
A true friend is the most precious of all possessions and the one we take the least thought about acquiring.
I grew up in northern New Jersey - the banlieue of New York - and I now live in Brooklyn. I am separated from my parents by about 50 miles, but really there is almost no distance between us. I speak to them nearly every day.
Brazilians are very close with their families. Even with many difficult things, we are always together, happy, content.
A friendship counting nearly forty years is the finest kind of shade-tree I know.
Female friendship... I think you have friendships that come and go, and then there are ones that the girl becomes a part of your bones.
MC Lyte definitely embraces me. Jada Pinkett Smith embraces me. Those are two people that I can call and get advice. Those are two people that will call me to see what I'm doing.
My older brother's been my best friend since I can remember. I talk to him every day of my life, and anytime he's in town we're together. But I'm also very close with my parents. We all get along very, very well. We've never had fights or anything like that.
I consider my mom and all my sisters my friends.
I'm very good friends with my former coaches. We speak on the phone a lot.
Most people believe their family is special. I know mine is.
I'm very lucky to have such a beautiful family.
Friendships that have stood the test of time and change are surely best.
It's all about long-term, sustaining relationships.
I am close - too close - with my family.
Invisible threads are the strongest ties.
I try to make really close bonds with people.
When you're filming for seven months or six months at a time, you bond with people hugely.
Time doesn't take away from true friendship, nor does separation.
My family is extremely close and will always be with each other, and I want that for myself.
For me, I just value my friendships so much. I mean, I love my family, too, but my friends - I have a really special connection with my friends.
