All Quotes By Tag: Living

“The essence of life does not consist in the lushness of your possessions, but in the richness of your heart.”

“Be thankful for the efforts of people who worked hard to get you where you are; you should not take it for granted and treat them with indifference.”

“Those who win never give up.Those who give up never win.”

“Turn obstacles into opportunities and problems into possibilities.”

“You are an ocean in a drop of dew,all the universes in a thin sack of blood.What are these pleasures then,these joys, these worldsthat you keep reaching for,hoping they will make you more alive?”

“I wanted color. I wanted to soar with happiness even if it meant dealing with the weight of fear and guilt, too. I wanted to live.”

“Do not let arrogance go to your head and despair to your heart.”

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

“Strive to make small changes and learn something new daily, because there is always these experiences you have had to tap into for the future.”

“Do not let the roles you play in life make you forget that you are human.”

“I like living in my head because in there, everyone is kind and innocent. Once you start integrating yourself into the world, you realize that people are nasty, mean creatures. They’re worse than zombies. People try to crush your soul and destroy your happiness, but zombies just want to have a little nibble of your brain.”

“I think that there are those who write of life being a skip on the sidewalk, a chocolate bar, a bowl of cherries… the problem with that is it ends up disappointing people. Because life is more like being on the tube in London; you never really know what could happen! But then there are those people who bring a box of chocolates to eat on the tube…so life, it isn’t a skip on the sidewalk, but it is a matter of strength: “Can I bring my bowl of cherries to feast on while I stand here in the gutter?” that’s the essence of life. Can you still put on your rose-colored glasses while your eyes are filled with tears, and see everything in rosy colors? That’s the strength that fuels a true life. Can you think to bring your little box of chocolates with you while you sit on the tube running under the streets of London? Because you should. Because even if you don’t know anybody, and you don’t know what’s gonna happen next, you should have your box of chocolates with you. You should eat your bowl of cherries. And that is what life is.”

“I’m barely human. I’m more like a creature; to me, everything gives off a scent! Thoughts, moments, feelings, movements, words left unsaid, words barely spoken; they all have a distinct sense, distinct fragrances! Both a smell and a touch! To inhale is to capture, to experience! I can perceive and I can “touch” in so many odd ways! And so I am made up of all these scents, all these feelings! An illumination of nerve endings!”

“Don’t let procrastination take over your life. Be brave and take risks. Your life is happening right now.”

“I hope I don’t write TOO many books! When I look at authors who have written too many books, I wonder to myself “When did they live?” I certainly want to write BECAUSE I live! I know I don’t want to write in order to live! My writing is an overflow of the wine glass of my life, not a basin in which I wash out my ideals and expectations.”