Broken Friends Archive

"It's like we're becoming complete strangers."

"The last year of my life has been like this wide-awake nightmare of conflicting emotions. But no matter how bad it got, one thing kept me going. Us. Our bond, our connection, whatever you want to call it. It made me feel like I wasn't alone, like I was part of something special. So I'm not whining about being friends or not being friends. It's just that...for the first time in my life... I'm not feeling that connection anymore. And it scares me." - Dawson's Creek

“Some birds aren’t meant to be caged, their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up, does rejoice. I guess I just miss my friend.” – The Shawshank Redemption

“She confirmed it today. We’re not friends. I’m not worth her time and energy. I’m not worth it to her. One more person I’m not worth it too.” – Jacqueline Kelly

“You want to be like them; you want to be their friend. But you lost because you can’t win with them.” – The Eyeliners, “you lose”

“Never forget what they did to you and never let them know you remember.”

“Sometimes you just have to turn your back and walk away… whether you’re walking out on your friends, your family, or the love of your life… sometimes walking away is the hardest thing to do, but the best thing in the end.”

“I’ll never find another friend to take the place of you. No one will ever touch my world exactly like you do. No one who’s quite so thoughtful, no one I cherish so. No one will mean so much to me, I just wanted you to know.”

“When I first met you… I didn’t know much about friendship… or love. Each of you taught me a lot about both. And maybe by leaving… I can return the favor. Because the thought of it ending like this… like… the way things are right now… it isn’t… it’s not how I want to remember [...]

“I have enough friends. I don’t need to resurrect an old one–if, in fact, that’s ever what we were.” – Love the One You’re With by Emily Giffin