He died that day because his body had served its purpose. His soul had done what it came to do, learned what it came to learn, and then was free to leave.
-Garth Stein
"The Art of Racing in the Rain"
Quotations
Life
Some chapters in the Book of Life tell of tragedy, others of triumph. Some chapters are dull and others are exciting. The key to being a success in life is to never stop on a difficult page, to never quit a tough chapter. Champions have the courage to keep turning the pages because they know a better chapter lies ahead.
-Anonymous "Anonymous"
I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the combat of life, and greater than every other earthly conflict.
-Plato "Plato"
I don't think that there are any limits to how excellent we could make life seem.
-Jonathan Safran Foer
"Everything is Illuminated"
Life has become immeasurably better since I have stopped taking it seriously.
-Hunter S. Thompson
The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become.
-Jim Rohn
Let life be a deep let-go. See God opening millions of flowers every day without forcing the buds.
-Rabindranath Tagore
"The Gardener"
We are always getting ready to live but never living.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
-Winston S. Churchill
One doesn’t recognize the really important moments in one’s life until it’s too late.
-Agatha Christie
