Life’s Too Short Quotes

“If you spend your life dwelling on the worst possible thing, when it finally happens, you’ve lived it twice.”
― Abby Jimenez, Life's Too Short

“Just because you don’t recognize the fight they choose doesn’t mean they’re not fighting.”
― Abby Jimenez, Life’s Too Short

“You're my soulmate. I'll find you in the next life. Life I found you in this one.”
― Abby Jimenez, Life’s Too Short

“I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all, I still know quite certainly, that just to be alive, is a grand thing.”
― Abby Jimenez, Life's Too Short

“I don’t pretend to be happy. I just refuse to be sad.”
― Abby Jimenez, Life’s Too Short

“Life is no excuse," she said. "You should always have an adventure lined up. Having something to look forward to is tantamount to happiness.”
― Abby Jimenez, Life’s Too Short

“Apparently dogs are the answer to all life’s problems.”
― Abby Jimenez, Life’s Too Short

“You know how when you ask someone what they'd do if the sun was headed for Earth and they had twenty-four hours left to live? And everyone always says they'd be with family, eat their favorite food, go someplace they've always wanted to go? Nobody ever says they'd spend the last day curled up in bed crying- because they wouldn't. That's not what anyone wants to do with their final hours. I mean, yeah, you'd cry. And you'd be scared because you're gonna die. And you'd find yourself looking at the sky throughout the day, knowing what's coming because that's just human nature. But for the most part, you'd just enjoy the time you had left. Especially because there's nothing you can do about it. There's no escape, nowhere to hide. So why bother? Obsessing over the end is pointless. If you spend your life dwelling on the worst possible thing, when it finally happens, you've lived it twice. I don't want to live the worst things twice. I try really hard not to think about the bad stuff. But every once in a while I'm human and I look up. Yesterday was just one of those days that I looked at the sun.”
― Abby Jimenez, Life’s Too Short

“Hate is exhausting. Life is too short to hate. Let it go. And while you’re at it, it might help you to try to see him as a whole person who isn’t all black or white.”
― Abby Jimenez, Life's Too Short

“One Day Syndrome. You live your life like there’ll always be one day to do all the things you put off. One day you’ll take the trip. One day you’ll have the family. One day you’ll try the thing. You’re all work and not enough play. Money can’t make you happy unless you know what you want,”
― Abby Jimenez, Life's Too Short

“Don’t get a cat,” she went on. “It’ll walk around pushing your drinks off the coffee table. You’re not emotionally strong enough for that.”
― Abby Jimenez, Life's Too Short

“I wasn't ready to give up my love for life. And I wasn't going to spend one more day looking at the sun. I'd never do it again. I chose living- because anything else was just waiting to die.”
― Abby Jimenez, Life’s Too Short

“I forced myself to stop thinking about it. To do what I always did—find gratitude in what I’d gotten instead of dwelling on what I’d lost.”
― Abby Jimenez, Life's Too Short

“Like my life was a stuffy room, and you’re the breeze that came in when the window opened.”
― Abby Jimenez, Life's Too Short

“You can always figure out a way to have fun. Even if you can’t go anywhere.”
― Abby Jimenez, Life's Too Short

“Don’t ever forget the things I taught you. Life’s too short, Adrian. It is too fucking short. Eat the cake, take the vacation, dance in the rain. And don’t do anything that’s going to break your heart. I’m just sorry that in this case, that thing was me.”
― Abby Jimenez, Life's Too Short

“You are the kind of man who can’t see the shapes in the clouds. And it’s not because you lack imagination. It’s because you’re too busy to look up.”
― Abby Jimenez, Life's Too Short

“You should always have an adventure lined up. Having something to look forward to is tantamount to happiness.”
― Abby Jimenez, Life's Too Short

“I drink the wine, even if the only thing I'm celebrating is the fact that it's Tuesday.”
― Abby Jimenez, Life’s Too Short

“Even if you have no money or time or the weather is bad, you can still live an exciting life if you try.”
― Abby Jimenez, Life's Too Short

“I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all, I still know quite certainly, that just to be alive, is a grand thing. Agatha Christie, 1890–1976”
― Abby Jimenez, Life's Too Short

“I liked that she didn’t feel the need to impress me and I didn’t feel the need to impress her. There was something comforting about it, about just being you in whatever state you happened to be in.”
― Abby Jimenez, Life’s Too Short

“I don’t think things are preordained or written in the stars. I believe we make our own destiny.”
― Abby Jimenez, Life’s Too Short

“If you spend your life dwelling on the worst possible thing, when it finally happens, you’ve lived it twice. I don’t want to live the worst things twice.”
― Abby Jimenez, Life's Too Short

“Did you know my grandparents lived their whole life in this house? They were the happiest couple I’ve ever known. My grandma married my grandpa a month after they met. I never understood it. I never imagined that I’d ever feel that sure about anyone that soon. Or ever. Until you.” He put his warm hands on my cheeks. “You are the flood, Vanessa. You pour into me, washing away everything that I used to think mattered and then filling me up to the top until I’m drowned in nothing but you.” My mouth fell open and I couldn’t even breathe. No one had ever said anything so beautiful to me. Ever.”
― Abby Jimenez, Life's Too Short

“I wondered how long the ripple effect lasted after someone died. Maybe until everyone who knew them was dead too? Or was it something that went on for generation after generation because the damage was handed down, touching each new person and changing them, even if they don’t know why?”
― Abby Jimenez, Life’s Too Short

“But maybe being a father was like this. Just being there and doing what needed to be done, one small task at a time until they added up to something good.”
― Abby Jimenez, Life's Too Short

“if I don’t laugh, I’ll spend the rest of my life crying,”
― Abby Jimenez, Life's Too Short

“You suffer from One Day Syndrome.” He wrinkled his brows. “What?” “One Day Syndrome. You live your life like there’ll always be one day to do all the things you put off. One day you’ll take the trip. One day you’ll have the family. One day you’ll try the thing. You’re all work and not enough play. Money can’t make you happy unless you know what you want, Adrian. So what do you want?”
― Abby Jimenez, Life's Too Short

“I’ve got plenty of friends. It’s only exes I’m short on. I’m so single I don’t even have someone to drunk text,”
― Abby Jimenez, Life's Too Short