James > James's Quotes

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
― Mae West

“If you don't get what you want, you suffer; if you get what you don't want, you suffer; even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you can't hold on to it forever. Your mind is your predicament. It wants to be free of change. Free of pain, free of the obligations of life and death. But change is law and no amount of pretending will alter that reality.”
― Socrates

“When someone is crying, of course, the noble thing to do is to comfort them. But if someone is trying to hide their tears, it may also be noble to pretend you do not notice them.”
― Lemony Snicket, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid

“هیچ ساعتی دقیق نیست و هیچ چیز مال ِ خودِ آدم نیست ، مگر همان چیزهایی که خیال می کند دل بستگی هایی به آن دارد ، بعد یکی یکی آن ها را از آدم می گیرند”
― عباس معروفی / Abbas Ma'roofi

“You can disappear here without knowing it.”
― Bret Easton Ellis