Multiracial Group of People Jumping at Beach, Backlight

[Photo by The Spectator]

You know that indescribable feeling you get when you’re with your best friend? Finally find the words to describe it with these YA quotes about true friendship.

  1. “Being in a relationship, that’s something you choose. Being friends, that’s just something you are. [But] I do pick you. We’ve been friends too long to pick, but if we could pick, I’d pick you.” 
    ? John Green, Will Grayson, Will Grayson
  2. “Real friends are the ones you can count on no matter what. The ones who go into the forest to find you and bring you home.And real friends never have to tell you that they’re your friends.” 
    ? Morgan Matson, Since You’ve Been Gone
  3. “A good friend keeps your secrets for you. A best friend helps you keep your own secrets.” 
    ? Lauren Oliver, Before I Fall
  4. “Maybe, sometimes, it’s easier to be mad at the people you trust because you know they’ll always love you, no matter what.” 
    ? Ann Brashares, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
  5. “Growing apart doesn’t change the fact that for a long time we grew side by side; our roots will always be tangled. I’m glad for that.” 
    ? Ally Condie, Matched