A country that publicly threatens to completely destroy another nation should not be surprised when a preemptive surprise attack occurs from that nation and their allies.

— Steven Magee

As Christians, we should be the best collaborators in the world. We should be quick to find unlikely allies and subversive friends, like Jesus did.

— Shane Claiborne

Dead men are not friends to living men, and give them no gifts.

— J.R.R. Tolkien

Downfall, failure and death cannot be far from any man who made counterfeit friends his ally and support.

— Bamigboye Olurotimi

Enemies may unite to eliminate a common threat, but never without a wary eye fixed on their ally.

— Richelle E. Goodrich

Her father had always said that a man could be fairly judged by the quality of his allies and that of his enemies.

— Jim Butcher

If the nature of her foes would speak to the credit of Bridget's death, then surely the nature of her allies would speak even more loudly about clearly of her life.

— Jim Butcher

If there is one thing I can promise, that I can guarantee, it is not that I can protect my other allies from the same fate as Sage, it is not that I will not lose battles in the war, it is not that there will be times that will try my determination, it is this: I am the Pursue’s rival. And I shall be the one to watch her fall.

— Hannah E. O'Neal

In addition to reaching out for help, you will also need to reach within yourself. Your biggest ally will be your emotions. Through them, you will learn more about what really happened to you, how the abuse affected you, and what you need to do in order to heal. Your emotions will enable you to reclaim the self you long ago hid away.

— Beverly Engel

It would be a mistake to suppose that all Burnings must be woman-haters. Quite the contrary. They are not seldom the faithfulest friends, the truest allies, and most convinced defenders of women.

— Otto de Joux