Friends, a man and a woman. It was possible
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The relationship between a man and a woman is presented as a possibility rather than a certainty.
- In plain terms
- A friendship between a man and a woman can happen.
- What can you take from it?
- Friendship across genders is possible.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes friendship possible?
Another view
The brevity limits deeper interpretation.
More from Orson Scott Card
He isn't insane, he's simply as trapped in his life as I am in mine. That makes us friends
Permalink to quote #445 What difference does it make, whether we keep our silence because [they] force us or because we're afraid they might force us?
Permalink to quote #447 Out of respect for custom he treats me as if all women were equally worthless. He gives custom more respect than he gives me
Permalink to quote #444
Related quotes
And in spite of David and Jonathan, Hamlet and Horatio, Caesar and Antony, Bush and Blair, women have a greater gift, I think, for friendship.
John MortimerJohn Mortimer quote #3 Archie Rice: Let me know where you're working tomorrow night and I'll come and see you.
John OsborneJohn Osborne quote #7 Love is like the wild rose-briar; Friendship like the holly-tree. The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms, But which will bloom most constantly?
Emily BronteEmily Bronte quote #12