André

“You've never lived until you've almost died. For those who have fought for it, life has a flavor the protected shall never know.”
― Guy de Maupassant

“Do you think that I count the days? There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk.”
― Jean-Paul Sartre

“I gave myself to you sooner than I ever did to any man, I swear to you; and do you know why? Because when you saw me spitting blood you took my hand; because you wept; because you are the only human being who has ever pitied me. I am going to say a mad thing to you: I once had a little dog who looked at me with a sad look when I coughed; that is the only creature I ever loved. When he died I cried more than when my mother died. It is true that for twelve years of her life she used to beat me. Well, I loved you all at once, as much as my dog. If men knew what they can have for a tear, they would be better loved and we should be less ruinous to them.”
― Alexandre Dumas-fils, La Dame aux Camélias

“What's beautiful is to refuse to let yourself stop, sit down, fall asleep, or look back.”
― Emmanuelle Arsan