He thought about this for a second. "True. But if you never really make friends, you probably don't have anyone to be your 2 a.m. Which would kind of suck. I just looked at him as he stirred his soup, carrots spinning in the liquid. "Your what?" "Two a.m." He swallowed, then said, "You know. The person you can call at two a.m. and, no matter what, you can count on them. Even if they're asleep or it's cold or you need to be bailed out of jail..they'll come for you. It's, like, the highest level of friendship. . Sarah Dessen
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This is a good metaphor for what I feel is friendship. You can have many friends, but if they are not true friends, then you are bound to be lonely. Although you might have many friends, but only few are really worth being called friend, so they are truly your true friend, so they will always be there for you in the middle of the night, when it's cold or you need to be bailed out of jail or any other time.

Source: What Happened To Goodbye

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