There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.

I've arrived at the age where a platonic friendship can be sustained on the highest moral plane.

Through the many changes I have seen over the years, faith, family, and friendship have been not only a constant for me, but a source of personal comfort and reassurance.

If you can survive 11 days in cramped quarters with a friend and come out laughing, your friendship is the real deal. I know ours is [with Gayle King].

Real friendship is like fluorescence; it shines better when everything has darkened.

Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.