They took their meals together and it was remarked on such occasions, when the friendship of animals is put to a hard test, that they never quarrelled or disputed the possession of a favourite fruit with each other. – Henry Walter Bates

We are keenly aware of the faults of our friends, but if they like us enough it doesn’t matter. – Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic’s Notebook, 1960

Friends are those rare people who ask how you are and then wait for the answer. – Author Unknown