Miguel Esses > Miguel's Quotes

“People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.”
― Logan Pearsall Smith

“It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.”
― Philip K. Dick, VALIS

“I am so far from being a pessimist...on the contrary, in spite of my scars, I am tickled to death at life.”
― Eugene O'Neill

“I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.”
― Anne Frank

“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“The problem, often not discovered until late in life, is that when you look for things in life like love, meaning, motivation, it implies they are sitting behind a tree or under a rock. The most successful people in life recognize, that in life they create their own love, they manufacture their own meaning, they generate their own motivation. For me, I am driven by two main philosophies, know more today about the world than I knew yesterday. And lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.”
― Neil deGrasse Tyson

“What happens when people open their hearts?"
"They get better.”
― Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

“Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation.”
― Rumi