--- title: "13 Friends Died Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 13 Friends Died quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Friends Died sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99c/frederick-lenz-8_aids_several-very-good-friends-of-mine-have-d_751142.jpg" --- > [Several very good friends of mine have died of AIDS. I spent a great deal of time with them when they went…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/several-very-good-friends-of-mine-have-died-of-aids-i-spent-a-great/) [Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99c/frederick-lenz-8_aids_several-very-good-friends-of-mine-have-d_751142.jpg) > [I have a file of letters and bits of ephemera from friends who have died. I have had lots of friends who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-maddow/i-have-a-file-of-letters-and-bits-of-ephemera-from-friends-who-have/) [Rachel Maddow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-maddow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/840/rachel-maddow-1240_aids_i-have-a-file-of-letters-and-bits-of-eph_2038529.png) > [“Harry Marsham, who was known as Marsh to his friends, should have died that night.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-parker/harry-marsham-who-was-known-as-marsh-to-his-friends-should-have-died/) [Michael Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/603/michael-parker-64968_danger_harry-marsham-who-was-known-as-marsh-to_3141443.jpg) > [I started a list of all my friends who had died of AIDS, and I stopped at 78. I think about things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/khandi-alexander/i-started-a-list-of-all-my-friends-who-had-died-of-aids-and-i-stopped/) [Khandi Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/khandi-alexander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82d/khandi-alexander-23118_aids_i-started-a-list-of-all-my-friends-who-h_3199229.png) > [I have two friends, who have died from this boxing game, and it scares me, but I feel I was made for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-ruiz-jr/i-have-two-friends-who-have-died-from-this-boxing-game-and-it-scares/) [Andy Ruiz Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-ruiz-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/443/andy-ruiz-jr-6216_boxing_i-have-two-friends-who-have-died-from-th_41285.jpg) > [When you get to be my age, all your friends have either died or moved to Florida.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-van-slyke/when-you-get-to-be-my-age-all-your-friends-have-either-died-or-moved/) [Helen Van Slyke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-van-slyke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/961/helen-van-slyke-30593_age_when-you-get-to-be-my-age-all-your-frien_1362944.jpg) > [My personal telephone book is a book of the dead now. I'm so old. Almost all of my friends have died, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-bradbury/my-personal-telephone-book-is-a-book-of-the-dead-now-i-m-so-old/) [Ray Bradbury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-bradbury/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/556/ray-bradbury-75_book_my-personal-telephone-book-is-a-book-of_836981.jpg) > [I had some really dear friends who died from AIDS-one in particular. His family wasn't around and he didn't have many friends.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-harris/i-had-some-really-dear-friends-who-died-from-aids-one-in-particular/) [Ed Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-harris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c8/ed-harris-18248_aids_i-had-some-really-dear-friends-who-died_2669563.jpg) > [There was one theory put forth by a journalist recently. I have a lot of friends that have died prematurely and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-jourgensen/there-was-one-theory-put-forth-by-a-journalist-recently-i-have-a-lot/) [Al Jourgensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-jourgensen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d5/al-jourgensen-8398_amuse_there-was-one-theory-put-forth-by-a-jour_3079682.png) > [The bad guys, when they start getting picked off, they're upset that their friends died, too. But that's the thing. That's what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ti-west/the-bad-guys-when-they-start-getting-picked-off-they-re-upset-that/) [Ti West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ti-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e3/ti-west-2310_areas_the-bad-guys-when-they-start-getting-pic_1170576.jpg) > [A few years ago I lost one of my dearest friends. He died at age 53 - heart attack. David is gone,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rohn/a-few-years-ago-i-lost-one-of-my-dearest-friends-he-died-at-age-53/) [Jim Rohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rohn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/398/jim-rohn-243_accused_a-few-years-ago-i-lost-one-of-my-dearest_1661082.jpg) > [“None of his colleagues or friends, or former colleagues or former friends, had died. Sometimes it amazed him that he’d managed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-safran-foer/none-of-his-colleagues-or-friends-or-former-colleagues-or-former/) [Jonathan Safran Foer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-safran-foer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f6/jonathan-safran-foer-136_death_none-of-his-colleagues-or-friends-or-for_516172.png) > [The despicable North Korean attack in Rangoon deprived us of trusted advisers and friends. So many of those who died had won…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/the-despicable-north-korean-attack-in-rangoon-deprived-us-of-trusted/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83b/ronald-reagan-119_admirer_the-despicable-north-korean-attack-in-ra_575210.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/friends-died/#itemlist", "name": "Friends Died Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Several very good friends of mine have died of AIDS. 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