“ I don’t necessarily sit around inviting life to knock me down, but when it does I don’t wait around for an invitation to stand back up either. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ …In this way that he sought to control the very passage of his life, deftly and without forethought, yet precisely and with enormous care. Part of it was to allow what was enormous, what was profound,… Jesse Ball
“ The venerable teachers, philosophers & spiritual practitioners throughout history have concluded that the greatest happiness we can experience comes from the development of an open, loving heart. Allan Lokos
“ They thrived on the rapid turnover of acquaintances, the lack of involvement with others, and the total self-sufficiency of lives which, needing nothing, were never dissapointed. J.G. Ballard
“ Then she would wander through fields, over simple, poor land, looking carefully and keenly all round her, still getting used to being alive in the world, and feeling glad that everything in it was rig… Andrei Platonov
“ Or one meaning of here is “in this world, in this life, on earth. In this place or position, indicating the presence of,” or in other words, I am here. It also means to hand something to somebody—Here… Claudia Rankine
“ There just isn’t enough cock in this world to be caught suckin’ and be called anything but a slut for life. The cynic in me would call it a bad habit, but that’d make me a whore in denial and if there… Dave Matthes
“ It's decidedly bizzare, when the Worst Thing hppens and you find yourself still conscious, still breathing. Elisa Albert
“ A conclusion I’ve come to at the Idler is that it starts with retreating from work but it’s really about making work into something that isn’t drudgery and slavery, and then work and life can become o… Tom Hodgkinson
“ . . . I feel we don’t really need scriptures. The entire life is an open book, a scripture. Read it. Learn while digging a pit or chopping some wood or cooking some food. If you can’t learn from your… Swami Satchidananda
“ But we have to learn to be free. We have to, Nell. Doesn't mean happy all the time, or okay all the time. It’s okay not to be okay. I told you that, but I'm relearning it myself. But not being okay do… Jasinda Wilder
“ Living as I do with human beings, the more that I observe them, the more I am forced to conclude that they are selfish. Sōseki Natsume
“ There comes a time in your life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Forget the bad and focus on the good. Love the pe… José N. Harris
“ Everyone thinks I have a death wish, you know? But I don't want to die - dying is easy. No, I want to live, but getting close to death is the only way to feel alive. And once you do, it makes you real… V.E. Schwab
“ I swear that I will never cause trouble for anybody, as long as I live!! So please! Nobody cause any trouble for me, either!! Minoru Furuya
“ All the joys—animal and human—of a free life are mine. I have escaped everything that is artificial, conventional, customary. I am entering into the truth, into nature. Paul Gauguin
