It was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living.

It was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living.

–
F. Scott Fitzgerald

The reward for living my life in this manner An existence like that of a seagull picking up scraps from the back of a fishing boat. Surviving

The reward for living my life in this manner An existence like that of a seagull picking up scraps from the back of a fishing boat. Surviving day to day. Nothing left for tomorrow and no idea what tomorrow should be.

–
Chris Murray,

The Extremely Successful Salesman’s Club

Who but the mad would choose to keep on living In the end, aren’t we all just a little crazy – Libba Bray, Going

Who but the mad would choose to keep on living In the end, aren’t we all just a little crazy

–
Libba Bray,

Going Bovine

Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact. – William James,

Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.

–
William James,

The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy

No fairy tale, this. This was by no stretch of the imagination a polished fantasy. This was a searing, living force, rough around the edges,

No fairy tale, this. This was by no stretch of the imagination a polished fantasy. This was a searing, living force, rough around the edges, unfamiliar and bittersweet.
And precious.

–
V.S. Carnes

You are the only you God made… God made you and broke the mold. – Max Lucado, Cure for the Common Life: Living in

You are the only you God made… God made you and broke the mold.

–
Max Lucado,

Cure for the Common Life: Living in Your Sweet Spot

No living creature is naturally greedy, except from fear of want – or in the case of human beings, from vanity, the notion that you’re better

No living creature is naturally greedy, except from fear of want – or in the case of human beings, from vanity, the notion that you’re better than people if you can display more superfluous property than they can.

–
Thomas More,

Utopia