24+ Charlottes Web Quotes Friendship. In charlotte's web, friendships aren't limited to the pigpen. Although he loved her children and grandchildren dearly, none of the new spiders ever quite took her place in his heart.". And fern sure likes being friends with all the barn animals. It was first published on october 15, 1952, by harper & brothers. 'that in itself is a tremendous thing.". The novel tells the story of a pig named wilbur and his friendship with a spider named charlotte, who is trying to save his life by writing about him in her web. Fittingly, the book's central theme is. Discover and share charlottes web quotes on friendship. Explore our collection of motivational and famous quotes by authors you know and love. I've never done anything for you.' 'you have been my friend,' replied charlotte.