What are best friends for if not to laugh out loud together? More than that. F R I E N D S: Fight for you, Respect you, Include you, Encourage you, Need you, Deserve you, Stand by you. Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes. If someone seriously wants to be part of your life, they will make an effort to be in it. No reasons. No excuses. Bold this, a real friend is one who overlooks your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden.