"The ideal friendship is to feel as one while remaining two." ― Sophie Swetchine Topic(s): Friendship More From Sophie Swetchine "Travel is the frivolous part of serious lives, and the serious part of frivolous ones." "Strength alone knows conflict, weakness is born vanquished." "There are two ways of attaining an important end, force and perseverance; the silent power of the latter grows irresistible with time." More In Friendship "Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life."― Jean de La Fontaine "A lot of the powerful religious leaders, from Jesus to Buddha to Tibetan monks, they’re really talking about the same things: love and acceptable, and the value of friendship, and respecting yourself so you can respect others."― Jena Malone "I’m on Governor Gray Davis’ California Alliance Towards Education to bring the arts back to high schools."― Sally Kirkland