Life Quotes

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”

“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”

“So many books, so little time.”

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”

“You've got to dance like there's nobody watching.”

“Friendship is born at the moment when one person says to another, "What! You too? I thought I was the only one."”

“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”

“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”

“Without music, life would be a mistake.”

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”

“I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go; things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right; you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself; and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.”

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”

“Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can’t wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement. They are not embarrassed to cry with you when you are hurting or laugh with you when you make a fool of yourself. Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are not good enough, but rather they build you up and show you the things about yourself that make you special and even beautiful. There is never any pressure, jealousy or competition but only a quiet calmness when they are around. You can be yourself and not worry about what they will think of you because they love you for who you are. The things that seem insignificant to most people such as a note, song or walk become invaluable treasures kept safe in your heart to cherish forever. Memories of your childhood come back and are so clear and vivid it’s like being young again. Colours seem brighter and more brilliant. Laughter seems part of daily life where before it was infrequent or didn’t exist at all. A phone call or two during the day helps to get you through a long day’s work and always brings a smile to your face. In their presence, there’s no need for continuous conversation, but you find you’re quite content in just having them nearby. Things that never interested you before become fascinating because you know they are important to this person who is so special to you. You think of this person on every occasion and in everything you do. Simple things bring them to mind like a pale blue sky, gentle wind or even a storm cloud on the horizon. You open your heart knowing that there’s a chance it may be broken one day and in opening your heart, you experience a love and joy that you never dreamed possible. You find that being vulnerable is the only way to allow your heart to feel true pleasure that’s so real it scares you. You find strength in knowing you have a true friend and possibly a soul mate who will remain loyal to the end. Life seems completely different, exciting and worthwhile. Your only hope and security is in knowing that they are a part of your life.”

“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”

“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”

“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”

“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”

“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”

“It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.”

“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.”

“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate that when I fall asleep your eyes close.”

“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.”

“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”

“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.”

“Have you ever been in love? Horrible, isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and opens your heart, and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up.”

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.”

“A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.”

“Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.”