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Life is a journey filled with moments of joy, struggle, growth, and reflection. The quotes that follow capture different perspectives on what it means to live, love, and learn. Together, they offer insight, inspiration, and reminders that life’s lessons often come from our shared experiences.   ◀ Back
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It shocks me how I wish for...what is lost and cannot come back.
- Sue Monk Kidd
Traveling With Pomegranates: A Mother-Daughter Story
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Given that we can live only a small part of what there is in us -- what happens with the rest?
- Pascal Mercier
Night Train to Lisbon
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It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living.
- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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It's much easier to not know things sometimes. Things change and friends leave. And life doesn't stop for anybody.
- Stephen Chbosky
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.
- Charles Darwin
The Origin of Species
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People are not lazy, they simply have impotent goals..that is..goals that do not inspire them.
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I just want to do something that matters. Or be something that matters. I just want to matter.
- John Green
An Abundance of Katherines
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You must learn to forgive a man when he's in love. He's always a nuisance.
- Rudyard Kipling
The Light That Failed
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The voice says, maybe you don't go to hell for the things you do. Maybe you go to hell for the things you don't do. The things you don't finish.
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People say I make strange choices, but they’re not strange for me. My sickness is that I’m fascinated by human behavior, by what’s underneath the surface, by the worlds inside people.
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I think about my sister, Becca, a lot.  We didn’t always agree about things, but she was always there for me when I needed her.  I thought she would outlive me, that she would always be here.
- Dawn Chalker
Lost and Found
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The most important questions in life can never be answered by anyone except oneself.
- John Fowles
The Magus
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But instead of spending our lives running towards our dreams, we are often running away from a fear of failure or a fear of criticism.
- Eric Wright
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The joy in life is his who has the heart to demand it.
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To become vegetarian is to step towards the stream which leads to nirvana.
- Siddhārtha Gautama
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This is love, I think. A place where people who have been alone may lock together like hawks and spin in the air, dizzy with surprise at the connection. A place you go willingly, and with wonder
- Jodi Picoult
Keeping Faith
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There's a whole category of people who miss out by not allowing themselves to be weird enough.
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I was surrounded by friends, my work was immense, and pleasures were abundant. Life, now, was unfolding before me, constantly and visibly, like the flowers of summer that drop fanlike petals on eternal soil. Overall, I was happiest to be alone; for it was then I was most aware of what I possessed. Free to look out over the rooftops of the city. Happy to be alone in the company of friends, the company of lovers and strangers. Everything, I decided, in this life, was pure pleasure.
- Roman Payne
Rooftop Soliloquy
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If you don't get a goodnight kiss you get Kafka dreams.
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But, in her life, nothing was going to happen. Such was the will of God! The future was a dark corridor, and at the far end the door was bolted.
- Gustave Flaubert
Madame Bovary
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I think when you become a parent you go from being a star in the movie of your own life to the supporting player in the movie of someone else's.
- Craig Ferguson
American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot
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No matter how strong you are, no matter how smart you are or tough you can be, the world will find a way to break you. And when it does, the only thing you can do is hold on.
- Taylor Jenkins Reid
Forever, Interrupted
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Do you know what you're saying when you say, "Whatever"? It's just a code word for the f-word, followed by "you." And at your age, you never, ever. say that to anyone.' " Blaze leaned back. "So now, when someone says it to me, I just say, 'You too.' (72)
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It's not called being gay, it's called being fabulous!
- PewDiePie
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It shocks me how I wish for...what is lost and cannot come back.
- Sue Monk Kidd
Traveling With Pomegranates: A Mother-Daughter Story
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Given that we can live only a small part of what there is in us -- what happens with the rest?
- Pascal Mercier
Night Train to Lisbon
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It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living.
- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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It's much easier to not know things sometimes. Things change and friends leave. And life doesn't stop for anybody.
- Stephen Chbosky
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.
- Charles Darwin
The Origin of Species
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People are not lazy, they simply have impotent goals..that is..goals that do not inspire them.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I just want to do something that matters. Or be something that matters. I just want to matter.
- John Green
An Abundance of Katherines
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You must learn to forgive a man when he's in love. He's always a nuisance.
- Rudyard Kipling
The Light That Failed
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The voice says, maybe you don't go to hell for the things you do. Maybe you go to hell for the things you don't do. The things you don't finish.
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People say I make strange choices, but they’re not strange for me. My sickness is that I’m fascinated by human behavior, by what’s underneath the surface, by the worlds inside people.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I think about my sister, Becca, a lot.  We didn’t always agree about things, but she was always there for me when I needed her.  I thought she would outlive me, that she would always be here.
- Dawn Chalker
Lost and Found
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The most important questions in life can never be answered by anyone except oneself.
- John Fowles
The Magus
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But instead of spending our lives running towards our dreams, we are often running away from a fear of failure or a fear of criticism.
- Eric Wright
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The joy in life is his who has the heart to demand it.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
To become vegetarian is to step towards the stream which leads to nirvana.
- Siddhārtha Gautama
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This is love, I think. A place where people who have been alone may lock together like hawks and spin in the air, dizzy with surprise at the connection. A place you go willingly, and with wonder
- Jodi Picoult
Keeping Faith
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There's a whole category of people who miss out by not allowing themselves to be weird enough.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I was surrounded by friends, my work was immense, and pleasures were abundant. Life, now, was unfolding before me, constantly and visibly, like the flowers of summer that drop fanlike petals on eternal soil. Overall, I was happiest to be alone; for it was then I was most aware of what I possessed. Free to look out over the rooftops of the city. Happy to be alone in the company of friends, the company of lovers and strangers. Everything, I decided, in this life, was pure pleasure.
- Roman Payne
Rooftop Soliloquy
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
HOBBES:
If you don't get a goodnight kiss you get Kafka dreams.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
But, in her life, nothing was going to happen. Such was the will of God! The future was a dark corridor, and at the far end the door was bolted.
- Gustave Flaubert
Madame Bovary
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I think when you become a parent you go from being a star in the movie of your own life to the supporting player in the movie of someone else's.
- Craig Ferguson
American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
No matter how strong you are, no matter how smart you are or tough you can be, the world will find a way to break you. And when it does, the only thing you can do is hold on.
- Taylor Jenkins Reid
Forever, Interrupted
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Do you know what you're saying when you say, "Whatever"? It's just a code word for the f-word, followed by "you." And at your age, you never, ever. say that to anyone.' " Blaze leaned back. "So now, when someone says it to me, I just say, 'You too.' (72)
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
It's not called being gay, it's called being fabulous!
- PewDiePie
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
It shocks me how I wish for...what is lost and cannot come back.
- Sue Monk Kidd
Traveling With Pomegranates: A Mother-Daughter Story
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Given that we can live only a small part of what there is in us -- what happens with the rest?
- Pascal Mercier
Night Train to Lisbon
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living.
- Oliver Wendell Holmes
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
It's much easier to not know things sometimes. Things change and friends leave. And life doesn't stop for anybody.
- Stephen Chbosky
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.
- Charles Darwin
The Origin of Species
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
People are not lazy, they simply have impotent goals..that is..goals that do not inspire them.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I just want to do something that matters. Or be something that matters. I just want to matter.
- John Green
An Abundance of Katherines
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
You must learn to forgive a man when he's in love. He's always a nuisance.
- Rudyard Kipling
The Light That Failed
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The voice says, maybe you don't go to hell for the things you do. Maybe you go to hell for the things you don't do. The things you don't finish.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
People say I make strange choices, but they’re not strange for me. My sickness is that I’m fascinated by human behavior, by what’s underneath the surface, by the worlds inside people.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I think about my sister, Becca, a lot.  We didn’t always agree about things, but she was always there for me when I needed her.  I thought she would outlive me, that she would always be here.
- Dawn Chalker
Lost and Found
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The most important questions in life can never be answered by anyone except oneself.
- John Fowles
The Magus
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
But instead of spending our lives running towards our dreams, we are often running away from a fear of failure or a fear of criticism.
- Eric Wright
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The joy in life is his who has the heart to demand it.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
To become vegetarian is to step towards the stream which leads to nirvana.
- Siddhārtha Gautama
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
This is love, I think. A place where people who have been alone may lock together like hawks and spin in the air, dizzy with surprise at the connection. A place you go willingly, and with wonder
- Jodi Picoult
Keeping Faith
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
There's a whole category of people who miss out by not allowing themselves to be weird enough.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I was surrounded by friends, my work was immense, and pleasures were abundant. Life, now, was unfolding before me, constantly and visibly, like the flowers of summer that drop fanlike petals on eternal soil. Overall, I was happiest to be alone; for it was then I was most aware of what I possessed. Free to look out over the rooftops of the city. Happy to be alone in the company of friends, the company of lovers and strangers. Everything, I decided, in this life, was pure pleasure.
- Roman Payne
Rooftop Soliloquy
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
HOBBES:
If you don't get a goodnight kiss you get Kafka dreams.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
But, in her life, nothing was going to happen. Such was the will of God! The future was a dark corridor, and at the far end the door was bolted.
- Gustave Flaubert
Madame Bovary
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I think when you become a parent you go from being a star in the movie of your own life to the supporting player in the movie of someone else's.
- Craig Ferguson
American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
No matter how strong you are, no matter how smart you are or tough you can be, the world will find a way to break you. And when it does, the only thing you can do is hold on.
- Taylor Jenkins Reid
Forever, Interrupted
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Do you know what you're saying when you say, "Whatever"? It's just a code word for the f-word, followed by "you." And at your age, you never, ever. say that to anyone.' " Blaze leaned back. "So now, when someone says it to me, I just say, 'You too.' (72)
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
It's not called being gay, it's called being fabulous!
- PewDiePie
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
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