QUOTES ABOUT LIFE
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
Single is no longer a lack of options – but a choice. A choice to refuse to let your life be defined by your relationship status but to live every day Happily and let your Ever After work itself out.
-
Mandy HaleThe Single Woman–Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass: Embracing Singleness with Confidence
For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible.
- Stuart Chase
Some people are born with tornadoes in their lives, but constellations in their eyes. Other people are born with stars at their feet, but their souls are lost at sea.
- Nikita Gill
The deepest wounds aren't the ones we get from other people hurting us. They are the wounds we give ourselves when we hurt other people.
- Isobelle Carmody
Alyzon Whitestarr
It isn’t a sadness, but a joy, that we don’t do the same things for the length of our lives.
- Gabrielle Zevin
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
The world is 3 days: As for yesterday, it has vanished along with all that was in it. As for tomorrow, you may never see it. As for today, it is yours, so work on it.
- Hasan Al-Basri
I am a person who is unhappy with things as they stand. We cannot accept the world as it is. Each day we should wake up foaming at the mouth because of the injustice of things.
- Hugo Claus
My life isn’t theories and formulae. It’s part instinct, part common sense. Logic is as good a word as any, and I’ve absorbed what logic I have from everything and everyone… from my mother, from training as a ballet dancer, from Vogue magazine, from the laws of life and health and nature.
If something doesn't work exactly right, or maybe needs some special treatment, you don't just throw it away. Everything can't be fully operational all the time. Sometimes, we need to have the patience to give something the little nudge it needs.
You said we all want there to be more than this! Well, there's always more than this. There's always something you don't know.
It is beautiful, it is endless, it is full and yet seems empty. It hurts us.
- Jackson Pearce
Fathomless
She cracked a smile. "So what's your poison?"
He sighed dramatically, and let the truth tumble off his tongue. "Life."
"Ah," she said ruefully. "That'll kill you.
- Victoria Schwab
This Savage Song
He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of this life, where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one's waking life was spent watching one's feet.
- William Golding
Lord of the Flies
Every man should lose a battle in his youth, so he does not lose a war when he is old.
Would you like to know your future?
If your answer is yes, think again. Not knowing is the greatest life motivator.
So enjoy, endure, survive each moment as it comes to you in its proper sequence -- a surprise.
- Vera Nazarian
The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration
If you're gonna burn a bridge behind you, make sure you've crossed it first.
- Quentin R. Bufogle
The best use of life is love. The best expression of love is time. The best time to love is now.
- Rick Warren
War is not for winning, Masha," sighed Koschei, reading the tracks of supply lines, of pincer strategies, over her shoulder. "It is for surviving.
My eyes were glued on life
and they were full of tears.
-
Jack KerouacAtop an Underwood: Early Stories and Other Writings
I believe the stars align so souls can find one another. Whether they are meant to be souls in love or souls in life remains to be seen.
- Renee Ahdieh
Flame in the Mist
The Young Man came to the Old Man seeking counsel.
I broke something, Old Man.
How badly is it broken?
It's in a million little pieces.
I'm afraid I can't help you.
Why?
There's nothing you can do.
Why?
It can't be fixed.
Why?
It's broken beyond repair. It's in a million little pieces.
- James Frey
A Million Little Pieces
Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the mext moment
I knew it like destiny, and at the same time, I knew it as choice.
Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.
- Carl G. Jung
Single is no longer a lack of options – but a choice. A choice to refuse to let your life be defined by your relationship status but to live every day Happily and let your Ever After work itself out.
-
Mandy HaleThe Single Woman–Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass: Embracing Singleness with Confidence
For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible.
- Stuart Chase
Some people are born with tornadoes in their lives, but constellations in their eyes. Other people are born with stars at their feet, but their souls are lost at sea.
- Nikita Gill
The deepest wounds aren't the ones we get from other people hurting us. They are the wounds we give ourselves when we hurt other people.
- Isobelle Carmody
Alyzon Whitestarr
It isn’t a sadness, but a joy, that we don’t do the same things for the length of our lives.
- Gabrielle Zevin
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
The world is 3 days: As for yesterday, it has vanished along with all that was in it. As for tomorrow, you may never see it. As for today, it is yours, so work on it.
- Hasan Al-Basri
I am a person who is unhappy with things as they stand. We cannot accept the world as it is. Each day we should wake up foaming at the mouth because of the injustice of things.
- Hugo Claus
My life isn’t theories and formulae. It’s part instinct, part common sense. Logic is as good a word as any, and I’ve absorbed what logic I have from everything and everyone… from my mother, from training as a ballet dancer, from Vogue magazine, from the laws of life and health and nature.
If something doesn't work exactly right, or maybe needs some special treatment, you don't just throw it away. Everything can't be fully operational all the time. Sometimes, we need to have the patience to give something the little nudge it needs.
You said we all want there to be more than this! Well, there's always more than this. There's always something you don't know.
It is beautiful, it is endless, it is full and yet seems empty. It hurts us.
- Jackson Pearce
Fathomless
She cracked a smile. "So what's your poison?"
He sighed dramatically, and let the truth tumble off his tongue. "Life."
"Ah," she said ruefully. "That'll kill you.
- Victoria Schwab
This Savage Song
He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of this life, where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one's waking life was spent watching one's feet.
- William Golding
Lord of the Flies
Every man should lose a battle in his youth, so he does not lose a war when he is old.
Would you like to know your future?
If your answer is yes, think again. Not knowing is the greatest life motivator.
So enjoy, endure, survive each moment as it comes to you in its proper sequence -- a surprise.
- Vera Nazarian
The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration
If you're gonna burn a bridge behind you, make sure you've crossed it first.
- Quentin R. Bufogle
The best use of life is love. The best expression of love is time. The best time to love is now.
- Rick Warren
War is not for winning, Masha," sighed Koschei, reading the tracks of supply lines, of pincer strategies, over her shoulder. "It is for surviving.
My eyes were glued on life
and they were full of tears.
-
Jack KerouacAtop an Underwood: Early Stories and Other Writings
I believe the stars align so souls can find one another. Whether they are meant to be souls in love or souls in life remains to be seen.
- Renee Ahdieh
Flame in the Mist
The Young Man came to the Old Man seeking counsel.
I broke something, Old Man.
How badly is it broken?
It's in a million little pieces.
I'm afraid I can't help you.
Why?
There's nothing you can do.
Why?
It can't be fixed.
Why?
It's broken beyond repair. It's in a million little pieces.
- James Frey
A Million Little Pieces
Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the mext moment
I knew it like destiny, and at the same time, I knew it as choice.
Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.
- Carl G. Jung
Single is no longer a lack of options – but a choice. A choice to refuse to let your life be defined by your relationship status but to live every day Happily and let your Ever After work itself out.
-
Mandy HaleThe Single Woman–Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass: Embracing Singleness with Confidence
For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible.
- Stuart Chase
Some people are born with tornadoes in their lives, but constellations in their eyes. Other people are born with stars at their feet, but their souls are lost at sea.
- Nikita Gill
The deepest wounds aren't the ones we get from other people hurting us. They are the wounds we give ourselves when we hurt other people.
- Isobelle Carmody
Alyzon Whitestarr
It isn’t a sadness, but a joy, that we don’t do the same things for the length of our lives.
- Gabrielle Zevin
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
The world is 3 days: As for yesterday, it has vanished along with all that was in it. As for tomorrow, you may never see it. As for today, it is yours, so work on it.
- Hasan Al-Basri
I am a person who is unhappy with things as they stand. We cannot accept the world as it is. Each day we should wake up foaming at the mouth because of the injustice of things.
- Hugo Claus
My life isn’t theories and formulae. It’s part instinct, part common sense. Logic is as good a word as any, and I’ve absorbed what logic I have from everything and everyone… from my mother, from training as a ballet dancer, from Vogue magazine, from the laws of life and health and nature.
If something doesn't work exactly right, or maybe needs some special treatment, you don't just throw it away. Everything can't be fully operational all the time. Sometimes, we need to have the patience to give something the little nudge it needs.
You said we all want there to be more than this! Well, there's always more than this. There's always something you don't know.
It is beautiful, it is endless, it is full and yet seems empty. It hurts us.
- Jackson Pearce
Fathomless
She cracked a smile. "So what's your poison?"
He sighed dramatically, and let the truth tumble off his tongue. "Life."
"Ah," she said ruefully. "That'll kill you.
- Victoria Schwab
This Savage Song
He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of this life, where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one's waking life was spent watching one's feet.
- William Golding
Lord of the Flies
Every man should lose a battle in his youth, so he does not lose a war when he is old.
Would you like to know your future?
If your answer is yes, think again. Not knowing is the greatest life motivator.
So enjoy, endure, survive each moment as it comes to you in its proper sequence -- a surprise.
- Vera Nazarian
The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration
If you're gonna burn a bridge behind you, make sure you've crossed it first.
- Quentin R. Bufogle
The best use of life is love. The best expression of love is time. The best time to love is now.
- Rick Warren
War is not for winning, Masha," sighed Koschei, reading the tracks of supply lines, of pincer strategies, over her shoulder. "It is for surviving.
My eyes were glued on life
and they were full of tears.
-
Jack KerouacAtop an Underwood: Early Stories and Other Writings
I believe the stars align so souls can find one another. Whether they are meant to be souls in love or souls in life remains to be seen.
- Renee Ahdieh
Flame in the Mist
The Young Man came to the Old Man seeking counsel.
I broke something, Old Man.
How badly is it broken?
It's in a million little pieces.
I'm afraid I can't help you.
Why?
There's nothing you can do.
Why?
It can't be fixed.
Why?
It's broken beyond repair. It's in a million little pieces.
- James Frey
A Million Little Pieces
Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the mext moment
I knew it like destiny, and at the same time, I knew it as choice.
Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.
- Carl G. Jung
