Quotes About Life

I burned my life, that I might findA passion wholly of the mind,Thought divorced from eye and bone,Ecstasy come to breath alone.

O remember In your narrowing dark hours That more things move Than blood in the heart.

You are born alone. You die alone. The value of the space in between is trust and love.

You are born alone. You die alone. The value of the space in between is trust and love. That is why geometrically speaking the circle is a one. Everything comes to you from the other. You have to be able to reach the other. If not you are alone…

In writing the history of a life I believe absolutely that the reader cannot understand the character and deeds of the subject unless he is given a basic understanding of that person's sexual loves and hates and conflicts. It is the only way the reader can make sense out of innumerable apparently senseless actions.

I feel a great regard for trees; they represent age and beauty and the miracles of life and growth.

A reasonable amount of danger is part of the price of living.

It's a deal we all make, I remember thinking. What kind of life will I live with this person? All relationships are a balancing act, after all, each individual perched on either side of a seesaw. Your husband snores. Your wife leaves wet towels on the floor. But he brings you tea every morning. She's a terrific cook. All unions, all associations, every partnership- they all have their benefits and their drawbacks, their subscription fees.

Read. Read as if your life depended on it because your life as a novelist does.

Things which do not grow and change are dead things.

Ravens are the birds I'll miss most when I die. If only the darkness into which we must look were composed of the black light of their limber intelligence. If only we did not have to die at all. Instead, become ravens.

We started dying before the snow, and like the snow, we continued to fall.

Society is like this card game here, cousin. We got dealt our hand before we were even born, and as we grow we have to play as best as we can.

Life is a struggle and a good spy goes in there and fights.

Harriet: Is it fun being married? Ole Golly: How should I know? I've never been married. However, I doubt it's all fun. Nothing ever is, you know.

A short life in the saddle, Lord!Not long life by the fire.

Fathers represent another way of looking at life — the possibility of an alternative dialogue.

The thoughts we choose to think are the tools we use to paint the canvas of our lives.

PROBLEM: Shoulders See: Joints, Round Shoulders PROBABLE CAUSE: Represent our ability to carry out experiences in life joyously. We make life a burden by our attitude. NEW THOUGHT PATTERN: I choose to allow all my experiences to be joyous and loving.

realized that I had the power to change my life if I was willing to change my thinking and release the patterns that kept me living in the past.

I trust the process of life. Only right and good action is taking place in my life.

Life is a lottery that we've already won. But most people have not cashed in their tickets.

The thoughts we've held and the words we've repeatedly used have created our life and experiences up to this point. Yet

remain in awe (and profound relief) that no matter how overwhelming and scary this journey called "life" is, when I slow down enough, I realize that it's all just made up of hundreds of thousands of "moments," most of which are pretty darn wonderful if I just take the time to witness and appreciate them.