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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