Category: Life Quotes

“The truth is humbling, terrifying, and often exhilarating, it blows the doors off the hinges and fills the world with fresh air.” – Augusten Burroughs

“To free us from expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves — there lies the great, the singular power of self-respect.” – Joan Didion

“What’s terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don’t need love when you do; or you like your work when you know quite well you’re capable of better.” – Doris Lessing

“Each one of us matters, has a role to play, and makes a difference. Each one of us must take responsibility for our own lives, and above all, show respect and love for living things around us, especially each other.” – Jane Goodall

“I think there’s just one kind of folks. folks.” – Harper Lee

“What I want is so simple I can’t almost say it: elementary kindness.” – Barbara Kingsolver

“The hardest thing on earth is choosing what matters.” – Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees

“Life can be magnificent and overwhelming — that is the whole tragedy. Without beauty, love or danger, it would almost be easy to live. – Albert Camus

“But people themselves alter so much, that there is something new to be observed in them forever.” – Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

“If you can learn from hard knocks, you can also learn from soft touches.” – Carolyn Kenmore