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It's not like they can take anything from me,' he says later, back with his homeboys in Juvenile Hall. 'Ain't got nothing to give. Nothin' but time, that is. And I been doin' time my whole life, one way or the other. ↗

— Edward Humes

#prison #life

パンのために生活のどん底まで沈みきった十年の月日--それは短いものではない。たいていの人はおそらくその年月の間にそういう生活からはね返る力を失ってしまうだろう。世の中を見渡すと、何百万、何千万の人々が、こんな生活にその天授の特異な力を踏みしだかれて、むなしく墳墓の草となってしまったろう。それは全く悲しいことだ。そして不条理なことだ。しかし誰がこの不条理な世相に非難の石をなげうつことができるだろう。これは悲しくも私たちの一人一人が肩の上に背負わなければならない不条理だ。特異な力を埋めつくしてまでも、当面の生活に没頭しなければならない人々に対して、私たちは尊敬に近い同情をすら捧げねばならぬ悲しい人生の事実だ。あるがままの実相だ。 ～『生れ出づる悩み』より ↗

— 有島 武郎

#life

I think I know where my life went wrong. For all the world's a stage and I'm a lousy actor! ↗

— Greg Curtis

#humour #life #life

Kill me now." "Nonsense. Dead, you will provide no relief from the interminable boredom." Everyone needed a purpose in life. Kaylin, however, wished fervently for a better one at this moment. ↗

— Michelle Sagara West

#teela #life

Black is associated with power because all vibrational energies of all colors are drawn into one place, ready to be used. Wear black when you feel the need to draw energy to yourself for reviving your strength, energy, and will. ↗

— Tae Yun Kim

#books-to-read #life-lessons #self-help-ebooks #strength-of-mind #life

Pursuing happiness, and I did, and I still do, is not at all the saem as being happy - which I think is fleeting, dependent on circumstances, and a bit bovine. If the sun is shining, stand in it - yes, yes, yes. Happy times are great, but happy times pass - they have to - because time passes. The pursuit of happiness is more elusive; it is life-long, and it is not goal-centred. What you are pursuing is meaning - a meaningful life. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

#life #life