I've got some great guy friends. They can start out as crushes. But when you realize something isn't going to happen, you make a choice whether or not the friendship is worth it. And it usually is. Then you can laugh about the fact that you used to have a crush on him or he had one on you.

Friendship is a wildly underrated medication.

Meg Ryan is a beautiful and courageous woman. I grieve the loss of her companionship but I've not lost the friendship. We talk all the time and that was what our connection was about. She has a wonderful mind and we just like a chat.

Great is the victory, but the friendship of all is greater.

It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.