“The mystery of life isn’t a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.”— Frank Herbert, amazon.com
“Life is made of so many moments that mean nothing. Then one day, a single moment comes along to define every second that comes after.... It was a test of courage, of strength.”— Sabaa Tahir, amazon.com
“Sometimes it seemed to him that his life was delicate as a dandelion. One little puff from any direction, and it was blown to bits.”— Katherine Paterson, amazon.com
“Then I decided I didn’t want any regrets. I’m done with those; regrets are an excuse for people who have failed.”— Ned Vizzini, amazon.com
“But in the end it’s only a passing thing this shadow; even darkness must pass.”— J.R.R Tolkien, amazon.com
“It was life, often unsatisfying, frequently cruel, usually boring, sometimes beautiful, once in a while exhilarating.”— Stephen King, amazon.com
“Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.”— Henry Miller, goodreads.com
“Human beings do not perceive things whole; we are not gods but wounded creatures, cracked lenses, capable only of fractured perceptions.”— Salman Rushdie, amazon.com
“The best things in life are simple. Simple things work. They don’t foul up. It’s the complicated things that get twisted around on you.”— Lois Duncan, amazon.com
“As I sleep, my mind will erase everything I did today. I will wake up tomorrow as I did this morning.”— S. J. Watson, amazon.com
“...a true piece of writing is a dangerous thing. It can change your life.”— Tobias Wolff, amazon.com
“Every one of us is losing something precious to us…Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back again. That’s part of what it means to be alive. But inside our heads- at least that’s where I imagine it- there’s a little room where we store those memories. A room like the st…”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“Time weighs down on you like an old ambiguous dream. You keep on moving, trying to slip through it. But even if you go to the ends of the earth, you won’t be able to escape it. Still, you have to go there – to the edge of the world. There’s something you can’t do unless you get there.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com