"General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be."

"I know what you need as a female to feel not just comfortable but powerful."

"Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love."

"It's such a happiness when good people get together."

"True friends are families which you can select."

"I'm a passionate individual, and sometimes when I have strong feelings about a subject, I feel the need to express myself."