Who will tell whether one happy moment of love or the joy of breathing or walking on a bright morning read more

Who will tell whether one happy moment of love or the joy of breathing or walking on a bright morning and smelling the fresh air, is not worth all the suffering and effort which life implies.

You've got to keep fighting -- you've got to risk your life every six months to stay alive.

You've got to keep fighting -- you've got to risk your life every six months to stay alive.

Life is a handful of short stories, pretending to be a novel.

Life is a handful of short stories, pretending to be a novel.

All I want is a little more than I'll ever get.

All I want is a little more than I'll ever get.

When your life flashes before your eyes, make sure you’ve got plenty to watch.

When your life flashes before your eyes, make sure you’ve got plenty to watch.

In love, it is better to know and be disappointed, than to not know and always wonder.

In love, it is better to know and be disappointed, than to not know and always wonder.

Let us live then, and be glad
While young life's before us
After youthful pastime had,
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Let us live then, and be glad
While young life's before us
After youthful pastime had,
After old age had and sad,
Earth will slumber over us.
[Lat., Gaudeamus igitur,
Juvenes dum sumus
Post pucundam juventutem.
Post molestam senectutem.
Nos habetit humus.]

St. Teresa of Avila described our life in this world as like a night at a second-class hotel.

St. Teresa of Avila described our life in this world as like a night at a second-class hotel.

I know that there are a lot of people out there with stories far worse than mine but you, too, read more

I know that there are a lot of people out there with stories far worse than mine but you, too, can make it. To those of you who have, welcome to life. I celebrate you.