Friendship Quote by Gail Honeyman
“I wanted to show platonic friendship between men and women, because I think it is underutilised in fiction.”
About This Quote
Platonic friendships between genders are rare in stories, yet they offer rich narrative possibilities.
In simple terms: Men and women can be close friends without romance.
Key Takeaway
Explore non‑romantic male‑female bonds in writing.
Themes
gender dynamics
friendship
storytelling
representation
Mood
thoughtful
optimistic
Type
creative
inspirational
When to use this quote
- novels
- screenplays
- character development
- dialogue
Key Concepts
literature
social norms
Questions to Reflect On
- What barriers prevent writers from depicting platonic cross‑gender friendships?
- How can such friendships deepen character arcs?
A Different Perspective
May feel unrealistic to some audiences accustomed to romance tropes.
![“And I tried to remember any case in the course of my reading where two women are represented as friends. (...) almost without exception they are shown in their relation to men. (...) [women in fiction were] not only seen by the other sex, but seen only in relation to the other sex. And how small a…” quote by Virginia Woolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8fc/virginia-woolf-49_female-friendship_and-i-tried-to-remember-any-case-in-the_1532397.jpg)
![“There is no friendship possible between men and women[...]. There is passion, enmity, worship, love, but no friendship.” quote by Gyles Brandreth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2ac/gyles-brandreth-4172_friendship_there-is-no-friendship-possible-between_410186.jpg)
