Celebrating Big Friendship

Last year, friends Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman released the book Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close. Today on the blog, I'm sharing some favorite quotes from the book and quotes about friendship in general. A long friendship is full of nuance and complexity. So here's to continued investment in those we hold dear.

“I love that you've known every version of me. You were there at the beginning and I want you there at the end.” ― Aminatou Sow, Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close

“Our choice to show up at weddings as a family unit wasn’t just a cute stunt. It was an extension of our political beliefs that friendship is a relationship that’s equal in importance to romantic and family bonds.” ― Aminatou Sow, Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close

“A good friend is a connection to life — a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world.” — Lois Wyse, Women Make the Best Friends: A Celebration

“Anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you.” — Misty Copeland

“Friendship is a wildly underrated medication.” – Anna Deavere Smith

“There’s not a word yet for old friends who’ve just met.” – Jim Henson