Writer friends cheer us on when we submit our work. When we feel like talentless hacks *ahem*, they tell us, "Stop whining and keep working." (I may be paraphrasing just a bit)
Yes, writer friends make this crazy ride worthwhile. In honor of our awesome writing buddies, I thought I'd share a few cool quotes about friendship:
"Most of us don't need a psychiatric therapist as much as a friend to be silly with." -- Robert Brault
"Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life." -- Mark Twain
"Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, "What? You, too? Thought I was the only one." -- C.S. Lewis
"A loyal friend laughs at your jokes when they're not so good, and sympathizes with your problems when they're not so bad." -- Arnold H. Glasgow
"A friend knows the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails." -- Donna Roberts
"The only service a friend can really render is to keep up your courage by holding up to you a mirror in which you can see a noble image of yourself." -- George Bernard Shaw
Writer friends, each of you is a priceless gem! Tell me, do you have cherished writer friends? In person, in the blogging community, or both? How have they helped shape your experience?
(And does anyone else know all the words to Spongebob's F.U.N. song? "F is for friends who do stuff together, U is for you and me...." No? I'm the only weirdo?)
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