Some people will insult your intelligence by suddenly being nice or nicer to you once you make it … or they think you have.

Telling a true friend that you need something makes it unnecessary for you to ask them for that thing.

Adversity does not just introduce a man to himself. It also introduces, to him, his family, his friends, and his partner.

Man does not really love social media; he merely hates boredom and loneliness.

Most people would rather be boring than be bored.

Solitude is not the only possible parent of boredom: we sometimes find ourselves bored to death while we are with someone, a few people, or even many people.

Among other things, friendship is a mutual fight against solitude and boredom.

Only a fraction of sane people enjoy their own company. The rest endure it.

Sometimes a woman offers a man friendship out of pity, as a consolation, or as a consolation prize, for his failure to make her want him, or at least agree to be in a relationship with him.