The Is The Life - Tetragrammaton
Life, he concluded, has to be lived for something, not just against something.
Harold S. Kushner • When Bad Things Happen to Good People
Life is short, misery sure, mortality certain. But on the way, in your work, why not carry those two inflated pig-bladders labeled Zest and Gusto.
Ray Bradbury • Zen in the Art of Writing
None of us knows the span of life we’ll have; we have to consider our days, one at a time, while continually moving toward a life we want for ourselves.
Beth Pickens • Make Your Art No Matter What: Moving Beyond Creative Hurdles
That life—whatever else it is—is short. That fate is cruel but maybe not random. That Nature (meaning Death) always wins but that doesn’t mean we have to bow and grovel to it. That maybe even if we’re not always so glad to be here, it’s our task to immerse ourselves anyway: wade straight through it, right through the cesspool, while keeping eyes an
... See moreDonna Tartt • The Goldfinch: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
It’s interesting that in the Bible, in the book of Ecclesiastes, the only practical advice given about living a meaningful life is to find a job you like, enjoy your marriage, and obey God. It’s as though God is saying, Write a good story, take somebody with you, and let me help.