life

"The trick. . .is to find the balance between the bright colors of humor and the serious issues of identity, self-loathing, and the possibility for intimacy and love when it seems no longer possible or, sadder yet, no longer necessary."

"Sometimes life doesn't happen in chronological order."

"I question the equation like an equestrian, and I realize it’s horseshit. What is the equation? Vote=Change."

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards."

"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."

"Life would be tragic if it weren't funny."

"This is not the end, this is not even the beginning of the end, this is just perhaps the end of the beginning."

"Everything has boundaries. The same holds true with thought. You shouldn't fear boundaries, but you should not be afraid of destroying them. That's what is most important if you want to be free: respect for and exasperation with boundaries."

"When she was a child, my love carried a road-map in her hand the way other girls carried handkerchiefs. She always knew the way. Her feet were little wings. And her beautiful head was a compass."

"If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of."

"All that is important is this one moment in movement. Make the moment important, vital, and worth living. Do not let it slip away unnoticed and unused."

"Don’t bother trying to explain your emotions. Live everything as intensely as you can and keep whatever you felt as a gift from God. The best way to destroy the bridge between the visible and invisible is by trying to explain your emotions."

"Kalau ada kupu-kupu yang terperangkap di sarang laba-laba, orang cenderung akan menolong kupu-kupu itu walaupun mungkin si laba-laba belum makan selama berhari-hari..Tapi gimana kalau yang terperangkap adalah ulat yang belum jadi kupu-kupu? Orang tetap nolong nggak? Padahal, keduanya sama. Di dunia ini, memang harus cantik supaya ditolong."

"Start here & go until you die, he said. What's so complicated about that?"

"Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive."

"The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams."

"Hurt is a part of life. To be honest, I think hurt is a part of happiness, that our definition of happiness has gotten very narrow lately, very nervous, a little afraid of this brawling, fabulous, unpredictable world."

"But I always liked side-paths, little dark back-alleys behind the main road- there one finds adventures and surprises, and precious metal in the dirt."

"There is no wealth but life."

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