“After all, what is ''a man'' nowadays? Somebody who stands alone, independent of all ties.”

“After all, what is ''a man'' nowadays? Somebody who stands alone, independent of all ties.”

“To realize the importance the imagination could have in friendship, to understand its immense power for bringing us together in a way.”

“After all, what is ''a man'' nowadays? Somebody who stands alone, independent of all ties.”

“Our society seems to say that a real man needs and wants nobody.”

“Frequently, friendship is represented as something too steadily pleasant, or in certain of the masterpieces of the past -- Aristotle and Cicero, for example -- as pervaded by a constant mutual understanding and a gentle calm. Friendship is also an emotional relationship, with involvement that can get hot at times, like any other deep involvement with a person.”

“Being shameless in thinking, then talking, about male friendship because it is important. Make room for friendship in your life. Make a federal case out of it.”