Books say: She did this because. Life says: She did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren't. I'm not surprised some people prefer books.
-Julian Barnes
"Flaubert's Parrot"
Quotations
Life
Live in the world like a waterfowl. The water clings to the bird, but the bird shakes it off. Live in the world like a mudfish. The fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.
-Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
Die while you’re alive and be absolutely dead. Then do whatever you want: it’s all good.
-Anonymous
However mean your life is, meet it and live it.
-Henry David Thoreau
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.
-Mae West
It is a good practice to set apart at least one day in a year for the remembrance of one’s near and dear relatives, friends and learned people that are no more in keeping with our traditions; giving a new orientation to and infusing new life into practices that have become lifeless and meaningless to many.
-Scriptures "The Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism"
What a unique treasure are the things we have learned to live without, for no thief can take them from us.
-Robert Brault
The light teaches you to convert life into a festive promenade.
-Dejan Stojanović
"The Sun Watches the Sun"
Life is a beach-I'm just playing in the sand.
-Lil Wayne
Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect.
-Margaret Mitchell
