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That unequivocal feeling of being in love. Of warmth and security, of butterflies in the stomach, of an excess of joy and high spirits, laughter and craziness. And of happiness. Yes, happiness.
At the ends of their lives, they would regret not the things they’d done, but the things they hadn’t done.
person’s fortune was colored by their attitude: optimists experienced good things, pessimists bad, and the universe would give those who expected the worst what they deserved.
You can’t give your life more days, but you can give your days more life.
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”
She wondered if it was just Simon, or merely a typically male trait, to gulp down half a bottle of pills despite an absence of real symptoms.
“Which only goes to reinforce your favorite saying, that some good comes from everything.”
You know that worrying is like sitting in a rocking chair—you expend a lot of energy but you never get anywhere.”
“It’s quite simple. Most people go through life with blinders on and never notice the clues fate keeps giving them. Open your eyes and your heart, be prepared to travel unfamiliar new paths, and you’ll be given answers to all the questions that burn in your soul.”
“Sometimes recklessness is the right thing.”
There are only two days in the year when nothing can be done. One is called Yesterday and the other is called Tomorrow. Today is the right day to Love, Believe, Do, and, mostly, Live.
Why should he bother with something that shook him from his comfortable middle ground?
Me, I’d always prefer to know exactly where I stand rather than stumble around in the dark. That’s the only way I can come to terms with it.”
Ultimately, it made no difference how long someone lived—what mattered for everyone was the here and now, living in the moment.
When you lay down tracks into the future, you behave as though whatever you wish for has already come true today.”
“So when we turn our thoughts to what we want, the probability of attaining it is so much greater than if we’re constantly wrestling with what we don’t actually want. In that case, we’re focusing our attention on precisely what we don’t want to happen.”
you should only do what excites you. Everything else is a waste of time. No one should act against their heart and their own convictions.”
Hannah sometimes felt it was easier to open up to a complete stranger than to someone she was close to.
Life is too short to concern yourself with things you don’t enjoy.
“Wishes are things that we can make come true.”
After the tears came the anger. The raging, immeasurable anger with Simon for being such a coward.
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
“We’re never given a burden bigger than we can bear.”
“life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.”
Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become deeds. Watch your deeds; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become your character. Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.
“If we’re talking about the woman you want to spend the rest of your life with, a couple of days won’t make any difference.”
Life was for living, regardless of how long you had left. For ultimately, no one knew when their last moment would arrive, whether or not they were ill. That was why it was only now, only today that counted. Yesterday didn’t matter, didn’t count, and no one could change tomorrow.
life produced the most amazing stories.
