Quotes about friendship: short messages for your best friend
These quotes about friendship are original short lines you can send to your best friend or adapt in your own words. Choose a thank you, an “I miss you”, a birthday wish or a little encouragement. Add a shared detail to make the message yours.
To say thank you
Name the small thing your friend did that stayed with you.
- Thank you for listening to the unfinished version of my thoughts.
- You remembered the little thing I mentioned once. I felt very seen.
- You made an ordinary afternoon feel like somewhere I belonged.
When you miss your friend
A small reminder can leave room for a reply whenever they have time.
- I saved a story for you. It is better when you are the one laughing.
- I miss the way a quick hello with you becomes a whole afternoon.
- Something funny happened, and I reached for my phone before I stopped laughing.
For the friend who makes you laugh
Use a joke you would both enjoy.
- Our plans have excellent intentions and very poor directions.
- You know too much about my snack habits to become a stranger.
- I would share my last biscuit with you. I would complain, but I would share.
For a birthday
Make the wish about the person you know.
- I hope this year has more of your favourite kind of ordinary days.
- Happy birthday to the person who makes my least impressive stories worth telling.
- For your birthday, I wish you a plan you love and plenty of room to change it.
For a long distance friendship
Let your message carry a piece of the day across the distance.
- Different time zones, same person I want to tell first.
- Your day is ending as mine begins. I am leaving a little hello between them.
- We are collecting stories for the next time we sit at the same table.
After a hard day
Offer company without making your friend explain everything.
- You do not need a good story today. I am happy with your company.
- Want to talk, be distracted, or just have someone stay for a bit?
- I can listen without trying to tidy everything into an answer.
Make a note they can keep
Turn a line into a longer note on free letter paper, or add your own memory to a page in a friendship book. For help finding the next sentence, try the best friend letter guide.