Noun
small circle (plural small circles)
a circle formed by a plane that cuts a sphere not through its centre
Tell the story as if it were only of interest to the small circle of your characters, of which you may be one. There is no other way to put life into the story. Horacio Quiroga
Oh, how many torments lie in the small circle of a wedding ring! Colley Cibber
Create around one at least a small circle where matters are arranged as one wants them to be. Anna Freud
Most people grow old within a small circle of ideas, which they have not discovered for themselves. There are perhaps less wrong-minded people than thoughtless. Luc de Clapiers, Marquis de Vauvenargues
I'm not comfortable being around too many people. I don't like being out in public too much. I don't like going to bars. I don't like doing celebrity stuff. So most of the characters I play are people who don't always feel comfortable beyond their small circle of friends. Adam Sandler
One good reason to only maintain a small circle of friends is that three out of four murders are committed by people who know the victim. George Carlin