Monday, June 26, 2023


Nina Totenberg wrote a book titled "Dinners with Ruth" detailing her friendship with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Besides learning that Ruth was a dedicated, brilliant, and kind person, Nina included many great quotes on the subject of friendship. May I share a few?

I’ve had wonderful teachers, expected and unexpected.  All of them have taught me that friendship is precious, that it involves showing up, that it involves supporting and helping, that it is not always about the grand gesture, but rather about the small one. It is about extending the invitation, making space at the table, picking up the phone, and also remembering. Friendship is what cushions life’s worst blows and what rejoices in life’s hoped-for blessings.  It can sometimes be as simple as a hug when the hug matters most (pg. xi).

Friends are the ones who rush to you when trouble strikes, they are the ones who stand loyally by your side, they are the ones who find the helpful words and perform the acts of kindness that blunt the very rough spots in our world (pgs. 1,2)

Friendship is also reciprocal.  Reach out to your own friends when they are in need, and you will be rewarded many times over (pg. 2).

There are some life moments that you absorb in a friendship, moments of deep vulnerability that you bundle and carry, because no one, no matter how stoic, can walk with every burden alone (pg. 198).


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