life

"God surely did not create us, and cause us to live, with the sole end of wishing always to die. I believe, in my heart, we were intended to prize life and enjoy it, so long as we retain it. Existence never was originally meant to be that useless, blank, pale, slow-trailing thing it often becomes to many, and is becoming to me, among the rest."

"At the time, my life just seemed too complete, and maybe we have to break everything to make something better out of ourselves."

"Creo que todos tenemos un poco de esa bella locura que nos mantiene andando cuando todo alrededor es tan insanamente cuerdo."

"I don’t live in either my past or my future. I’m interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we’re living now."

"Life is like a novel. It's filled with suspense. You have no idea what is going to happen until you turn the page."

"As soon as you cross the county line into where all the wealthier people live, the weather is suddenly sunnier and warmer. Even at night."

"I know that some endeavor to throw the mantle of romance over the subject and treat woman like some ideal existence, not liable to the ills of life. Let those deal in fancy who have nothing better to deal in; we have to do with sober, sad realities, with stubborn facts."

"My name is Jimmy,but my friends just call methe hideous penguin boy."

"Have you ever played a video game that didn't have escalating levels of difficulty? Well, life can feel like play, too, when we purposefully engage in activities that demand we test and develop our skills."

"It was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living."

"You've never lived what you are thinking, and that isn't good. Only the ideas we actually live are of any value."

"Life is the art of drawing without an eraser."

"When we fail to set boundaries and hold people accountable, we feel used and mistreated. This is why we sometimes attack who they are, which is far more hurtful than addressing a behavior or a choice."

"How many seconds does it take to win second? As many as it takes to win first—if you don’t use them properly."

"The human heart is not unchanging (nay, changes almost out of recognition in the twinkling of an eye)..."

"The greatest trap in our life is not success, popularity or power, but self-rejection."

"Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life."

"But he won’t let the pain blot out the humor no more’n he’ll let the humor blot out the pain."

"Life is complex. You don't have any person who is nice from the beginning until the end. You don't always have the notion of redemption. The bad people don't always pay."

"Every morning I push through the pain—and force myself to keep sleeping, despite my aching body’s cries to quit. I am a champion."