Short Life Quotes - Page 3

• Vampires, fey folk, werewolves, Shadowhunters, and demons - these things made sense to Magnus. But the mundane world - it seemed to have no pattern, no form. Their quicksilver politics. Their short lives.

  Cassandra Clare

  Vampire, Fey, World

  Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson (2013). “The Runaway Queen”, p.41, Simon and Schuster

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• The sight of snow made her think how beautiful and short life is and how, in spite of all their enmities, people have so very much in common; measured against eternity and the greatness of creation, the world in which they lived was narrow. That's why snow drew people together. It was as if snow cast a veil over hatreds, greed, and wrath and made everyone feel close to one another. -- Snow pg 119

  Orhan Pamuk

  Beautiful, Greatness, Thinking

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• in this short life that only lasts ah hour how much-how little-is within our power.

  Emily Dickinson

  Littles, Lasts, Hours

  Emily Dickinson, Ralph William Franklin (1999). “The Poems of Emily Dickinson”, p.502, Harvard University Press

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• Life is a spell so exquisite that everything conspires to break it.

  Emily Dickinson

  Inspirational, Life, Break

  Emily Dickinson, Martha Dickinson Bianchi (1971). “The Life and Letters of Emily Dickinson”, p.289, Biblo & Tannen Publishers

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• Be The Peace You Wish To See In The World!

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

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• As you grow older, you'll find the only things you regret are the things you didn't do.

  Zachary Scott

  Inspiring, Travel, Regret

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• A saying from the area of Chinese medicine would be appropriate to mention here: "One disease, long life; no disease, short life." In other words, those who know what's wrong with them and take care of themselves accordingly will tend to live a lot longer than those who consider themselves perfectly happy and neglect their weakness. So, in that sense at least, a Weakness of some sort can do you a big favor, if you acknowledge that it's there.

  Benjamin Hoff

  Strength, Acceptance, Medicine

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• Try and fail, but never fail to try!

  Jared Leto

  Motivation, Trying, Failing

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• The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.

  Mark Twain

  Positive, Death, Spiritual

  "A Voice Crying In The Wilderness". Book by Edward Abbey, 1989.

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• You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.

  Mae West

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "Mae West: 'YOLO,' Before YOLO Was a Thing", bigthink.com. September 25, 2015.

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• I don't want to earn my living, I want to live.

  Oscar Wilde

  Love, Life, Meaningful

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• A mortal had woven it, a man who, having caught sight of the Seelie queen, had spent the remainder of his short life weaving depictions of her. He had died of starvation, raw, red fingers staining the final tapestry.

  Holly Black

  Queens, Men, Sight

  Holly Black (2002). “Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale”, Simon Pulse

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• The function of man is to live, not to exist.

  Jack London

  Men, Atoms, London

  Quoted in Bulletin (San Francisco), 2 Dec. 1916.

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• I can offer you my life, but it is a short life; I can offer you my heart, though I have no idea how many more beats it shall sustain

  Cassandra Clare

  Heart, Ideas, Infernal Devices

  Cassandra Clare (2013). “Clockwork Prince”, p.430, Simon and Schuster

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• The part of life which we really live is short.

  Seneca the Younger

  Life, Parts Of Life

  "De Brevitate Vitae" by Seneca the Younger, II, 49 AD.

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• Oh, he did his best to make their short lives miserable, because that was his job, but nothing he could think up was half as bad as the stuff they thought up themselves.

  Terry Pratchett

  Jobs, Thinking, Half

  Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett (2011). “Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch”, p.38, Harper Collins

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• Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live.

  Johnny Depp

  Love, Inspirational, Life

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• Why not? Life is short, life is dull, life is full of pain - and this is a chance for something special.

  Woody Allen

  Pain, Life Is Short, Dull Life

  Vicky Cristina Barcelona, www.imdb.com. 2008.

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• I'm not someone who dwells upon past events, taking the view that life is too short

  Charles Kennedy

  Life Is Too Short, Life Is Short, Past

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• Life is short, youth is finite, and opportunities endless

  Justin Rosenstein

  Life Is Short, Opportunity, Youth

  "We Are the Founders of Asana, and This Is the Story Behind the App". Interview with Tessa Miller, lifehacker.com. March 05, 2014.

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• Birds were like dinosaurs' better selves. They had short lives and long summers. We all should be so lucky as to leave behind such heirs.

  Jonathan Franzen

  Summer, Self, Long

  Jonathan Franzen (2010). “The Discomfort Zone: A Personal History”, p.181, Macmillan

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• The journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance.

  Alton Brown

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• Learn From Yesterday, Live for Today, hope for tomorrow.

  Orison Swett Marden

  Cute, Positive, Leadership

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• We are reminded how short life really is, and how we are just passing through. So, all the people you haven't told you love lately, tell them, and live your days like you mean it.

  Hal Sutton

  Life, Motivational, Mean

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  Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.

  James Dean

  Life, Change, Positive

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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