life

"Last Wednesday, I stupidly dropped my iPhone in the bath, and my life has sort of spiraled almost out of control."

"I used to think how lucky she was to have me, but now I realize that’s backwards. A spirit of gratitude yields patience, love, and forgiveness."

"Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind."

"Don't waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear."

"It is better to create than to learn! Creating is the essence of life."

"All teachings are mere references. The true experience is living your own life. Then, even the holiest of words are only words."

"In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson."

"I welcome questions. I hate assumptions."

"It's such a stupid question, in my opinion. I mean, how do you know what you're going to do till you do it? The answer is, you don't. I think I am, but how do I know? I swear it's a stupid question."

"When faced with two equally tough choices, most people choose the third choice: to not choose."

"That's what I love about Aibileen, she can take the most complicated things in life and wrap them up so small and simple, they'll fit right in your pocket."

"Not forever does the bulbul singIn balmy shades of bowers,Not forever lasts the springNor ever blossom the flowers.Not forever reigneth joy,Sets the sun on days of bliss,Friendships not forever last,They know not life, who know not this."

"Atticus had said it was the polite thing to talk to people about what they were interested in, not about what you were interested in."

"A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good, and who are not accustomed to have it done to them; then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one's neighbor — such is my idea of happiness."

"We think you'll find that every woman in her heart of hearts longs for three things: to be romanced, to play an irreplaceable role in a great adventure, and to unveil beauty. That's what makes a woman come alive."

"Action expresses priorities."

"Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple."

"In the end, it wasn't death that surprised her but the stubbornness of life."

"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style."

"When you hold a grudge, you want someone else’s sorrow to reflect your level of hurt but the two rarely meet."