Stephen King. It (№ 214)

Maybe, he thought, such things as good or bad friends, just not there, and friends are always just friends - the people who stand shoulder to shoulder with you in difficult times and are ready to help you. They must always stand at their worried and lived for them, maybe even die for them if necessary. Not good friends. And not bad friends. Just those people who you want to see who takes his place in your heart.