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"When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is."
"I really don't see anything romantic in proposing. It is very romantic to be in love. But there is nothing romantic about a definite proposal. Why, one may be accepted. One usually is, I believe. Then the excitement is all over. The very essence of romance is uncertainty. If ever I get married, I'll certainly try to forget the fact."
"The soul is like an uninhabited worldthat comes to life only whenGod lays His headagainst us."
"No,’ Nico said. ‘Getting a second life is one thing. Making it a better life, that’s the trick.’ As soon as he said it, Nico realized he could’ve been talking about himself. He decided not to bring that up."
"It's paradoxical that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn't appeal to anyone."
"I wonder if being sane means disregarding the chaos that is life, pretending only an infinitesimal segment of it is reality."
"When two people are under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive, and most transient of passions, they are required to swear that they will remain in that excited, abnormal, and exhausting condition continuously until death do them part."
"What about the rest of your life?"She shrugged. "What about it?""Aren't you worried about, like, forever?""Forever is composed of nows,"she says."
"The story of life is quicker than the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye."
"Soon silence will have passed into legend. Man has turned his back on silence. Day after day he invents machines and devices that increase noise and distract humanity from the essence of life, contemplation, meditation."
"Life is worth living as long as there's a laugh in it."
"When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world."
"The desire to love someone always exceeds the desire to be loved by someone & that's exactly why we end up loving the person who doesn't deserve that LOVE."
"If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans."
"We live in a rainbow of chaos."
"You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need."
"Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little."
"It's never nice to lose someone close to you; unfortunately, life goes on, and we have to make peace with it and move on."
"If you think somebody cares about you and believes your life is worth saving, how can you give up?"