It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it. – E. W. Howe

We are each the star of our own situation comedy, and, with luck, the screwball friend in somebody else’s. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

If it’s very painful for you to criticize your friends — you’re safe in doing it. But if you take the slightest pleasure in it, that’s the time to hold your tongue. – Alice Duer Miller