Marriage was contrived for ordinary people, for people who are capable of neither great love nor great friendship, which is to say, for most people, but also for those exceptionally rare ones who are capable of love as well as of friendship.

Experts on romance say for a happy marriage there has to be more than a passionate love. For a lasting union, they insist, there must be a genuine liking for each other. Which, in my book, is a good definition for friendship.

Our love affair ended in tears but a deep bond grew out of it, and that's something nobody can take away from us. It's unreachable.

Love, friendship, laughter... some of the best things in life really are free.

Living together is an art. It's a patient art, it's a beautiful art, it's fascinating.

You find strength in knowing you have a true friend and possibly a soul mate who will remain loyal to the end.