Friends dont spy; true friendship is about privacy, too.
I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was 12 - Jesus, did you?
I think that real friendship always makes us feel such sweet gratitude, because the world almost always seems like a very hard desert, and the flowers that grow there seem to grow against such high odds.
If you've ever been homesick, or felt exiled from all the things and people that once defined you, you'll know how important welcoming words and friendly smiles can be.
Friendships founded on laughter are always fortuitous.