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
A sacrifice is a gift of the essence or the product of our lives. It may be a gift of our time, a gift of our talent, or a gift of our treasure.
-John Garmo "John Garmo"
Life has its own hidden forces which you can only discover by living.
-Søren Kierkegaard
If you care about something you have to protect it – If you’re lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.
-John Irving
"A Prayer for Owen Meany"
Surely my prayer and my sacrifice and my life and my death are (all) for Allah, the Lord of the worlds.
-Quran "Quran 6.162"
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-Vivian Greene
Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.
-Hal Borland "Hal Borland"
When I hear somebody sigh, “Life is hard”, I am always tempted to ask, compared to what?
-Sydney J. Harris
The darkest night is often the bridge to the brightest tomorrow. Celebrate endings, for they precede new beginnings.
-Jonathan. L. Huie "Jonathan. L. Huie"
There are mental demons we fight and mental angels that we all carry around; it’s how we deal with them that will determine if we can deal with this thing called life.
-Mitch Thrower "Mitch Thrower"
