#ife

At any moment, a person can start over. And that's not half a life, but simply a real one." (from Vanishing Acts) ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#life

It is a mistake to think that moving fast is the same as actually going somewhere. ↗

— Steve Goodier

#direction #life #living #speed #life

We need to take big risks if we want to find out who we are, and what we were put on this planet for. ↗

— Meg Cabot

#love #meg-cabot #queen-of-babble #quotes #life

Now I'm all messed up sick inside wondering who's life your making worth while. ↗

— Sara Quin

#heartthrob #makeup #messedup #now-im-all-messed-up #sara-quin

Laughter is a very underrated tool for healing. ↗

— Bronnie Ware

#laughter #life

For if life had taught her anything, it was that healing and peace can begin only with acknowledgment of wrongs committed. ↗

— Susan Abulhawa

#israeli-palestinian-conflict #palestine #life

...and it occurred to me, with the forcefulness of a thought experienced in 360 degrees, that that's really what history mostly is: masses of people doing ordinary things. ↗

— Bill Bryson

#life #ordinary #life

When I was a girl, my life was music that was always getting louder. Everything moved me. A dog following a stranger. That made me feel so much. A calender that showed the wrong month. I could have cried over it. I did. Where the smoke from the chimney ended. How an overturned bottle rested at the edge of a table. I spent my life learning to feel less. Every day I felt less. Is that growing old? Or is it something worse? You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness. ↗

— Jonathan Safran Foer

#feelings #happiness #life #old #sadness

Jack gave her a fierce look. “Your mother gave up the best thing she had in her life. I know you miss her, I know you’re confused and have all sorts of questions for her. But you’re better than her, Lola, you’re better than all of this. “She wronged you, not the other way around. You didn’t do anything wrong. You didn’t deserve what happened to you. She’s the one that needs to feel bad, not you. “Sometimes there are no answers. You have to accept that. Maybe you’ll never know what you think you need to know, but do you really need to know all the details, really? You know she wasn’t there when you needed her, she still isn’t here when you need her, but look around, Lola.” Jack opened his arms wide. “You got me. You got your aunt. Jared. Sebastian. Rachel. Even Isabelle. “You need to realize that and move on, as best you can. I had to realize that myself. When you let go of the pain and hurt and unanswered questions, Lola, then you’ll be okay. You’re safe now.” Jack pressed a kiss to her forehead. “You’re safe now. Remember that. Believe that. ↗

— Lindy Zart

#fiction #suspense #young-adult #life

Now that he's gone, I feel like I'm a senior citizen who gave away her life savings over the phone. And this is the crux: I never in my life believed in someone as much as I believed in him. The shame is overwhelming. ↗

— Emma Forrest

#love-loss #pain #life