life

"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."

"People, in general, would rather die than forgive. It's that hard."

"In life, more than in anything else, it isn’t easy to end up alive."

"She said love her or be tortured by her. I replied, "Torture would be less painful."She didn't realize that I'm a true romantic."

"There’s no such thing as ruining your life. Life’s a pretty resilient thing, it turns out."

"I always say you can never be extravagant with beauty. Beauty is God made real. Beauty is life."

"A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government"

"A written word is the choicest of relics. It is something at once more intimate with us and more universal than any other work of art. It is the work of art nearest to life itself. It may be translated into every language, and not only be read but actually breathed from all human lips; -- not be represented on canvas or in marble only, but be carved out of the breath of life itself."

"Our lives were just beginning, our favorite moment was right now, our favorite songs were unwritten."

"For my senior prom, my father finally said I could go - as long as I was home by 9 P.M.! That was around the time that most people were heading out. When I was little I was so mad at them all the time. 'Why can't I do this?' 'Why are there so many rules?' But looking back now, my parents gave me the foundation to have so many choices in life."

"Don't take life too seriously. Punch it in the face when it needs a good hit. Laugh at it."

"Moral wounds have this peculiarity - they may be hidden, but they never close; always painful, always ready to bleed when touched, they remain fresh and open in the heart."

"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it."

"A love story in six words: Hello. Goodbye. In between was marriage."

"An empty coffee cup is full of hope. Now there’s something worth voting for."

"I live my life in widening circles that reach out across the world."

"Life’s greatest gift is the freedom it leaves you to step out of it whenever you choose."

"I’ve never been in a yesterday quite like today. Seems like the perfect time to be in love."

"having nothing to struggleagainstthey have nothing to strugglefor."

"It's a wonderful world. You can't go backwards. You're always moving forward. It's the wonderful part about life. And that's terrific."