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title: "1 Trying Friend Quotes By Emily Wing Smith"
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> [“I hate it when people say they’re trying to be your friend. You shouldn’t have to try to be somebody’s friend. Either you like someone or you don’t. Either you want them as a friend or not. Making friends isn’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-wing-smith/i-hate-it-when-people-say-they-re-trying-to-be-your-friend-you/)

[Emily Wing Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-wing-smith/)

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## More by Emily Wing Smith

> [“Let me guess, you’ve wanted to build your own ark ever since you learned about the guy you were named after?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-wing-smith/let-me-guess-you-ve-wanted-to-build-your-own-ark-ever-since-you/)

[Emily Wing Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-wing-smith/)

> [“Some people remember their life in landscapes. I remember mine in titles.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-wing-smith/some-people-remember-their-life-in-landscapes-i-remember-mine-in/)

[Emily Wing Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-wing-smith/)

> [“But I loved the library simply because it was a library. I love libraries. I like reading, but I love libraries. Being surrounded by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-wing-smith/but-i-loved-the-library-simply-because-it-was-a-library-i-love/)

[Emily Wing Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-wing-smith/)

> [“Books equaled permanence”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-wing-smith/books-equaled-permanence/)

[Emily Wing Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-wing-smith/)

> [“I hate it when people say they’re trying to be your friend. You shouldn’t have to try to be somebody’s friend. Either you like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-wing-smith/i-hate-it-when-people-say-they-re-trying-to-be-your-friend-you/)

[Emily Wing Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-wing-smith/)

> [“Being soaked alone is cold. Being soaked with your best friend is an adventure.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-wing-smith/being-soaked-alone-is-cold-being-soaked-with-your-best-friend-is-an/)

[Emily Wing Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-wing-smith/)

> [“When you lose your best friend it's not always because they go somewhere, like Noah's best friend did. Sometimes you're the one who goes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-wing-smith/when-you-lose-your-best-friend-it-s-not-always-because-they-go/)

[Emily Wing Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-wing-smith/)

> [“A person should try to understand dreams. A person should take warning from them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-wing-smith/a-person-should-try-to-understand-dreams-a-person-should-take-warning/)

[Emily Wing Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-wing-smith/)

> [“I guess the whole world is made up of things coming together and things falling apart,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-wing-smith/i-guess-the-whole-world-is-made-up-of-things-coming-together-and/)

[Emily Wing Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-wing-smith/)

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