  "A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked. " ~ Bernard Meltzer Perhaps my dearest friend in the world is Sarah, who lives almost entirely across the country from me.
I am so comfortable with her because she gets me. She really knows what makes me tick, and isn't afraid to call me on my BS when I need it (and I often do). When you throw in a healthy dose of self-deprecating, sarcastic, and silly humor with a laugh that makes you giggle to hear it and a mind as sharp as the best ginzu knives advertised on TV, well, she's pretty much irresistable. "Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: 'What! You, too? Thought I was the only one. '" ~ C.S. Lewis We have such a good time together because there's no real need to hide things from each other. I don't know that I've ever had a friend like that before, and with her so far away, I wonder if I'll have one like that again. Don't get me wrong; Sarah and I will always be friends - heck, we're as close to family as you can get without sharing DNA. But I miss that closeness, and I suspect she does, too. While I would be jealous, I would also want her to find a friend like me where she is, and I certainly hope for my own sake that I find someone like her here.
"We do not so much need the help of our friends as the confidence of their help in need. " ~ Epicurus I miss Sarah, and hearing her voice over the phone is sometimes like getting that first gulp of icy water when you've been too long in the sun. But maybe even more than Sarah, I miss the simple companionship, silences that are not awkward, laughter without explanation, hearts assured of their mutual trust and love. 
