"I love life in spite of all that mars it. I love friendship, jokes and laughter." ― Tahar Ben Jelloun Topic(s): Friendship More From Tahar Ben Jelloun "It is through accepting other people in our own countries that we shall come to respect our neighbours and be respected in our turn." "Poetry is a form of mathematics, a highly rigorous relationship with words." "Poetry is not only a set of words which are chosen to relate to each other; it is something which goes much further than that to provide a glimpse of our vision of the world." More In Friendship "French Yemeni relations are strong and good, they are relations depending on friendship and cooperation; my relationship with the president Chiraq are old and real."― Ali A. Saleh "There are so few women in general who aren’t completely threatened and confused by other women’s success. It’s very disappointing."― Sandra Bernhard "The language of friendship is not words but meanings."― Henry David Thoreau