What it means to be a friend?

"Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born."
"A friend is one who walks in when others walk out"
"A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words."
"A friend is one who believes in you when you have ceased to believe in yourself."
"Your friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you."
"Friends are the most important ingredient in this recipe of life." "The better part of one's life consists of his friendships."
"I can trust my friends. These people force me to examine, encourage me to grow."
"Give others freedom to be themselves. Appreciate the differences between their ways an yours."
"Friend - a person known well to another and regarded with liking, affection and loyalty."
"Advice is like snow; the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind."
"The best mirror is an old friend."
"A good friend is hard to find, hard to lose, and impossible to forget..."
"True friendship is sitting together in silence and feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had."