"When someone remembers something I randomly mentioned or notices something small about me that I might not even know about that's just, yeah. It's really nice. Really really nice."

I forgot how nice the word friend is and how brilliant it is when people call you this word.

Especially when someone you didn't know was your friend but you very much wanted them to be introduces you to someone else as their friend. It sends a little shiver of delight up your spine and reminds you that you're not all that bad.

That if someone thinks you're fantastic enough to be their friend, you must be a little more than acceptable.

What a nice word, friend. We should use it more often.