#ife

Everyone now knows how to find the meaning of life within himself. ↗

— Kurt Vonnegut

#life

God without Christ is no God. ↗

— John Piper

#life

His whole life was a sham, a fairy tale. The truth hidden behind a wall of lies, each lie another brick in the wall until he probably couldn't see the truth anymore. ↗

— Shaun Jeffrey

#fairy-tale #lies #sham #truth #wall

I know not my own heart if it be not absolutely free. ↗

— Samuel Richardson

#life

Nothing is more natural than mutual misunderstanding; the contrary is always surprising. I believe that one never agrees on anything except by mistake, and that all harmony among human beings is the happy fruit of an error. ↗

— Paul Valéry

#poetry #art

We definitely don't exist just for the sake of welcoming death someday; I believe we live for the sake of living on." —Kazuto Kirigaya "Kirito" (Sword Art Online) ↗

— Reki Kawahara

#art

The only purpose of our lives consists in waking each other up and being there for each other. ↗

— Johanna Paungger

#meaning-of-life #purpose #art

It seems to me that people have vast potential. Most people can do extraordinary things if they have the confidence or take the risks. Yet most people don't. They sit in front of the telly and treat life as if it goes on forever. ↗

— Philip Adams

#life

...with the most infinite tenderness I have ever known in my life, he put his arms around me, gently, gently, and I embraced him around the neck, and we touched... ↗

— Katherine Anne Porter

#life

We might not know we are seeking people who best enrich our lives, but somehow on a deep subconscious level we absolutely are. Whether the bond is temporary or permanent, whether it succeeds or fails, fate is simply a configuration of choices that combine with others to shape the relationships that surround us. We cannot choose our family, but we can choose our friends, and we sometimes, before we even meet them. ↗

— Simon Pegg

#fate #friendships #life #family