“For the rest of our lives, every moment matters. Do what you can, whatever that is. Everyone has part of the answer. We need each other, and we are in this together. We can imagine and demand and build a better world. We must insist that time start now.”— Eric Holthaus, twitter.com
“The obsessions we have are pretty much the same our whole lives. Mine are people, the human condition, life.”— Mary Ellen Mark, maryellenmark.com
“No one knows for certain how much impact they have on the lives of other people. Oftentimes, we have no clue. Yet we push it just the same.”— Jay Asher, amazon.com
“We see the world and our life on a much larger scale and because of that, our philosophical views can impact our relationships and the way we interpret the things that happen in our lives.”— Koty Neelis, thoughtcatalog.com
“Old souls are looking for the kind of person who thinks for themselves and is fearless in the way they make their decisions and live their life. They have to have their own innate desire to better themselves and not just follow a path someone else has paved or told them to go down.”— Koty Neelis, thoughtcatalog.com
“An old soul is always a bit of a loner through life. We feel like we just don’t fit in with the rest of the world and our self-awareness about ourselves can sometimes inhibit us from making other friendships.”— Koty Neelis, thoughtcatalog.com
“Old souls create rich inner lives and it’s within ourselves where we truly flourish. When you find us lost in thought or daydreaming don’t be afraid to pull us back into the real world.”— Koty Neelis, thoughtcatalog.com
“There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them. But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com
“People are all over the world telling their one dramatic story and how their life has turned into getting over this one event. Now their lives are more about the past than their future.”— Chuck Palahniuk, amazon.com