Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one.
Source: Lord Henry, in The Picture of Dorian Gray, ch. 1, 1891.
-- Oscar Wilde, (Oct 16 1856-1900), Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist; He was noted for his flamboyant witty, sophisticated plays, e.g., The Importance of Being Ernest, 1895.