The best photos of your friends almost never need explanation. But a good friendship quote puts the feeling into words that a photo can only gesture at. There's a reason people put quotes in yearbooks, friendship albums, and group photo books. The picture shows what happened. The quote says why it mattered.

These 100+ friendship quotes are organized by theme so you can find what actually fits your photos, not just the first "friends forever" line that shows up on Pinterest. Use them in your friendship photo book, as captions, chapter openers, or end-of-page lines.

Best friend quotes

These are for the person (or two people, or three) you'd put on the cover. The one whose number you still call when something goes wrong at 11pm.

• "A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out." — Walter Winchell
• "Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, 'What! You too? I thought I was the only one.'" — C.S. Lewis
• "A good friend knows all your stories. A best friend helped you write them." — Unknown
• "True friendship is when you walk into their house and your WiFi connects automatically." — Unknown
• "A best friend is someone who makes you laugh even when you think you'll never smile again." — Unknown
• "There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in my heart." — Mahatma Gandhi
• "Friendship isn't about who you've known the longest. It's about who walked into your life, said 'I'm here for you,' and proved it." — Unknown
• "Best friends: they know how crazy you are and still choose to be seen with you in public." — Unknown
• "One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives." — Euripides
• "A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you've forgotten the words." — Unknown
• "Best friends pick up where they left off, no matter how much time passes." — Unknown
• "If you have two friends in your lifetime, you're lucky. If you have one good friend, you're more than lucky." — S.E. Hinton
• "Friends are the family you choose." — Jess C. Scott
• "Finding a best friend is like finding a rare book you can't stop reading." — Unknown
• "A best friend is the one who brings out the best in you." — Henry Ford

Funny friendship quotes

Some friend group photos are best left to speak for themselves. Others need a caption that calls out exactly what's happening. These are for the second category.

• "We'll be best friends forever because you already know too much." — Unknown
• "Good friends don't let you do stupid things alone." — Unknown
• "Friends buy you food. Best friends eat your food." — Unknown
• "We're the kind of friends who, if the house were on fire, would still finish the conversation." — Unknown
• "A good friend is like a four-leaf clover: hard to find and lucky to have." — Irish Proverb
• "Friends offer moral support. Best friends show up with wine and a shovel." — Unknown
• "I'd walk through fire for my best friend. Well, not fire — that would be dangerous. But a very humid room." — Unknown
• "We're best friends. Always remember that when you fall, I'll pick you up... after I finish laughing." — Unknown
• "You don't have to be crazy to be my friend, but it helps." — Unknown
• "The capacity for friendship is God's way of apologizing for our families." — Jay McInerney
• "Some people make your laugh a little louder, your smile a little brighter, and your life a little better." — Unknown
• "Friends are people who know you really well and like you anyway." — Greg Tamblyn
• "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read." — Groucho Marx
• "Real friends don't get offended when you insult them. They smile and call you something worse." — Unknown

If your Facebook has years of friend group photos already organized by date, you're basically halfway to a photo book. A photo book made from your Facebook posts pulls all of that in automatically — captions, dates, locations included.

Short friendship captions

Sometimes you just need a line. For when the photo takes up the full page and there's not much room, or when you want something punchy on the cover.

• "Side by side or miles apart."
• "Partners in crime."
• "Adventure is better with a friend."
• "Same souls, different bodies."
• "Life is better with true friends."
• "You make everywhere feel like home."
• "Us against the world."
• "Together is our favorite place to be."
• "Real ones show up."
• "Still us."
• "Forever wouldn't be long enough."
• "Chaos crew."
• "Ride or die."
• "Good people, good times."
• "My people."
• "Better together."

These short captions also work well if you're building an Instagram photo book. When your posts already have captions, a short quote sits cleanly underneath them on the page without crowding the layout.

Long-distance friendship quotes

There's something specific about the friendship that survives distance. You don't talk every day. Sometimes you don't talk for months. But then you're back in the same room and nothing's changed. These quotes are for that.

• "True friends are never apart, maybe in distance but never in heart." — Helen Keller
• "The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement... that is a friend who cares." — Henri Nouwen
• "Distance means so little when someone means so much." — Tom McNeal
• "No matter how far you are, you always find a way back to each other." — Unknown
• "Close in heart, wherever we are." — Unknown
• "Miles don't matter when the memories are this good." — Unknown
• "A real friendship doesn't need daily conversation or being together. As long as the relationship lives in the heart, true friends will never part." — Unknown
• "Time and distance are nothing between friends." — Unknown
• "The best thing about old friends is that you can pick up exactly where you left off." — Unknown
• "Though miles may lie between us, we're never far apart, for friendship doesn't count miles — it's measured by the heart." — Unknown
• "Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Until you're back together and they're immediately annoying again." — Unknown
• "We weren't supposed to stay this close after high school. But here we are." — Unknown
• "A friend who lives far away is still worth more than a neighbor you barely know." — Unknown

Childhood friends quotes

Childhood friendships are a specific category. They happened before you knew anything about yourself. This person watched you figure out who you were, and you watched them do the same. Photo books about that era need quotes that match the feeling.

• "A childhood friend is a friend for life." — Unknown
• "Some friendships are formed not by cloth but by time and experience." — Unknown
• "Friends from childhood carry a piece of your story that no one else has." — Unknown
• "We didn't know we were making memories. We just knew we were having fun." — A.A. Milne
• "Growing up means realizing which childhood friendships were real. The ones still here are the answer." — Unknown
• "Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend — or a meaningful day." — Dalai Lama
• "Childhood showed us who we could be. These people still believe it." — Unknown
• "Remember when we didn't need plans? We'd just show up and it would become a story." — Unknown
• "They've known you before you knew yourself. That counts for a lot." — Unknown
• "Old friends and old wine are best." — German Proverb
• "Your oldest friends know the version of you that existed before everything happened. Hold onto them." — Unknown
• "The older you get, the more you appreciate the friends who knew you when." — Unknown

Quotes for group photos

Group photos are their own thing. Everyone's looking in a slightly different direction, someone blinked, and there's always one person who showed up at the exact wrong moment. But somehow these are often the best ones. These quotes work for those.

• "You can't do epic stuff with basic people." — Unknown
• "Surround yourself with people who make you hungry for life, touch your heart, and nourish your soul." — Unknown
• "The more the merrier isn't just a saying. It's the truth." — Unknown
• "A group of friends is just a family you built yourself." — Unknown
• "Great things in life are rarely done alone." — Unknown
• "In the end, we'll all become stories. Make yours a good one." — Margaret Atwood
• "This is us. Chaotic, loud, and completely irreplaceable." — Unknown
• "Find your people. Keep them." — Unknown
• "These are the people I'll be telling stories about when I'm old." — Unknown
• "We don't meet people by accident. They are meant to cross our path for a reason." — Unknown
• "Good times, good people, good life." — Unknown
• "Some nights change everything. These people were there for most of them." — Unknown
• "You can tell a lot about someone by the company they keep. I'm proud of mine." — Unknown

How My Social Book compares to traditional photo book editors

Building a friend group photo book from years of Facebook or Instagram posts used to mean hours of manual uploading. Here's how it works with My Social Book instead.

Not sure which photo book service is the right fit? This guide to choosing a photo book maker breaks it down.

Frequently asked questions

Can I make a photo book just from friend photos on Instagram?

Yes. My Social Book connects to your Instagram account (via Professional Account) and pulls your posts automatically. The book is organized chronologically so you can see friendships play out over time. You can make an Instagram photo book here.

What's a good caption for a friend group photo?

Short works best for group shots. "This is us" or "My people" say enough without competing with what's actually in the photo. If you want something with a bit more weight, "These are the people I'll be telling stories about when I'm old" tends to land well.

How do I add friendship quotes to my photo book?

When you preview your book in the My Social Book editor, you'll see the captions pulled from your social posts already placed on each page. You can add your chosen quote as additional text, use it for the cover, or write it into the intro page for a section.

What kind of friendship photo book makes the best gift?

A yearbook-style book covering a specific shared chapter works well as a gift. College years, a group trip, or a decade of friendship all make natural book subjects. My Social Book pulls posts from a specific date range, so you can scope the book to exactly the years you want.

How much does a friendship photo book cost?

Pricing depends on the format and number of pages. Most customers order with a discount of at least 40% off the base price. The book itself starts at softcover glossy and goes up to hardcover matte depending on the look you want. Start here to see the full options.

Make your friendship photo book

You've got the quotes. You probably also have a few hundred photos sitting in your Facebook or Instagram feed right now, already organized by date, already captioned. The book is basically there — it just hasn't been printed yet.

Start your friendship photo book here. Under 3 minutes to generate. You can preview every page before you order anything.

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