遠方的朋友是這樣的壹個人：和妳從小壹同長大的，或者是同學，或者和妳原本住在同壹個鎮上，後來妳們中的壹人搬到了別處。沒有壹位遠方的朋友，妳連壹封手寫的信都收不到。遠方的朋友會半夜打來電話，邀請妳去參加她的婚禮，她總是說要來看妳，卻很少露面。要是真的來訪，那才叫“不亦樂乎”，各種名目的狂歡可就有了理由。
Faraway friends go through phases of intense communication, then maybe out of touch for many months. Either way, the connection is always there. A conversation with your Faraway Friend always helps to put your life in perspective: When you feel you’ve hit a dead end, come to a confusing fork in the road, or gotten lost in some cracker-box subdivision of your life, the advice of the Faraway Friend — who has the big picture, who is so well acquainted with the route that brought you to this place — is indispensable.
兩個遠方的朋友會經歷密切交流的階段，接下來或許幾個月都不聯系。但無論聯系與否，友誼永遠不會改變。與遠方的朋友壹席長談，總是有助於妳更好地認識生活;當妳覺得自己走入了死胡同時，當妳面對岔路而不知所措時，來自遠方朋友的忠告就越發不可或缺，她看得清大局，完全了解妳是怎麽走到這壹步的。