#life

"I wanted the past to go away, I wantedto leave it, like another country; I wantedmy life to close, and openlike a hinge, like a wing, like the part of the songwhere it fallsdown over the rocks: an explosion, a discovery;I wantedto hurry into the work of my life; I wanted to know,whoever I was, I wasalivefor a little while."

"May the energy of the day always call for celebration."Barbara Botch"

"One Size Fits All Life Strategy Smile first.Ask questions later."

"Mint Julep {Couplet} I've had more than a hint of a tulip or two,after treating them to a mint julep, or two."

"I [10w] 'I' is a wellspring in the desertoverflowing with life."

"What if it rained or you felt a bit glandy? It just wasn't practical. Better by far to simply try and be good and courageous and bold and to make a difference. Not change the world exactly, but the bit around you."

"I believe in looking reality straight in the eye and denying it."

"I think I've lived a pretty hard life. What I mean by hard is that... I've been kind of reckless with things. I'm a passionate person. I'm a super passionate person. I think there's definitely been sorrow in my life, good and bad. I think it comes through. I hope it comes through in my writing because to me that's what artistry is."

"If the self-help books worked, it would be a shrinking industry not a growing one."

"Life is never all one thing. It bounces around. Certainly, my own life has. Look at Woody Allen's funny movies - all the humor comes out of sad stuff. Sometimes you have to laugh, no matter what life deals you."

"Forget [10w] {Couplet} Let's lift our goblet of regret,forgive, forsake and forget."

"I love you Anna Covey,' he said, his voice barely audible. And slowly, clumsily, he leant forward, and his lips found hers, and Anna felt him kiss her awkwardly, she knew that she wasn't a Surplus any more. And nor was Peter."

"What keeps life fascinating is the constant creativity of the soul."

"Sometimes the right thing feels all wrong until it is over and done with."

"Don't own so much clutter that you will be relieved to see your house catch fire."

"Life is a journey, Frannie darling,"Feagan had once told me. "Choose well those with whom you travel."As always, I've followed Feagan's counsel."

"Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure."

"Old People [10w] At the mere mention of death they gasp for breath."

"I do not love men: I love what devours them."

"Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises."