--- title: "1 Did Life Quotes By Brian James" description: "1 Did Life quotes by Brian James. Plus more from Brian James and more Did Life sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4c/brian-james-32182_life_when-did-life-start-being-something-you_1889589.jpg" --- > [“When did life start being something you had to work at and not something that just is?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-james/when-did-life-start-being-something-you-had-to-work-at-and-not/) [Brian James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-james/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4c/brian-james-32182_life_when-did-life-start-being-something-you_1889589.jpg) ## More by Brian James > [“I close my eyes.. think of how beautiful it would be if someone came to find me.. if I froze in the snow with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-james/i-close-my-eyes-think-of-how-beautiful-it-would-be-if-someone-came-to/) [Brian James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-james/) > [“Some memories are presents that I'm unable to unwrap over and over.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-james/some-memories-are-presents-that-i-m-unable-to-unwrap-over-and-over/) [Brian James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-james/) > [“that I'm not scared every time I open my eyes and see the world staring at me”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-james/that-i-m-not-scared-every-time-i-open-my-eyes-and-see-the-world/) [Brian James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-james/) > [“I should never have loved him . . I should never love anyone because it ends up being worse than being alone.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-james/i-should-never-have-loved-him-i-should-never-love-anyone-because-it/) [Brian James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-james/) > [“My memories are like a shuffled deck of cards, each one coming up at random.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-james/my-memories-are-like-a-shuffled-deck-of-cards-each-one-coming-up-at/) [Brian James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-james/) > [“And that is when I know…that is when I understand that it's better to feel the ache inside me like demons scratching at my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-james/and-that-is-when-i-know-that-is-when-i-understand-that-it-s-better-to/) [Brian James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-james/) > [“Man, it really gets me down. When everything's exhausted there's nothing left. The rate I was running, it wouldn't be long. Then what? What's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-james/man-it-really-gets-me-down-when-everything-s-exhausted-there-s/) [Brian James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-james/) > [“When did life start being something you had to work at and not something that just is?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-james/when-did-life-start-being-something-you-had-to-work-at-and-not/) [Brian James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-james/) > [“would be if someone came to find me.. if I froze in the snow with angel wings pressed into the ground.. my lips a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-james/would-be-if-someone-came-to-find-me-if-i-froze-in-the-snow-with-angel/) [Brian James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-james/) > [“Sometimes it is easier when you can't see your hands or your arms. Sometimes it's easier when you don't try. Because it's too hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-james/sometimes-it-is-easier-when-you-can-t-see-your-hands-or-your-arms/) [Brian James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-james/) > [“The boy I used to know as Thomas Merker has been erased--replaced with a personality programmed by television and commercials to act a certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-james/the-boy-i-used-to-know-as-thomas-merker-has-been-erased-replaced-with/) [Brian James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-james/) > [“The last great escape. I was done gambling, done betting on a ship that would never come in. I would cash in my chips…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-james/the-last-great-escape-i-was-done-gambling-done-betting-on-a-ship-that/) [Brian James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-james/) > [“Because there’s nothing wrong with me,” Alec says. “You know what is? Our society is so screwed up from top to bottom, everything about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-james/because-there-s-nothing-wrong-with-me-alec-says-you-know-what-is-our/) [Brian James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-james/) > [“There aren't any rules to running away from your problems. No checklist of things to cross off. No instructions. Eeny, meeny , pick a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-james/there-aren-t-any-rules-to-running-away-from-your-problems-no/) [Brian James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-james/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/did-life/brian-james/#itemlist", "name": "1 Did Life Quotes By Brian James", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“When did life start being something you had to work at and not something that just is?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brian James" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-james/when-did-life-start-being-something-you-had-to-work-at-and-not/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4c/brian-james-32182_life_when-did-life-start-being-something-you_1889589.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4c/brian-james-32182_life_when-did-life-start-being-something-you_1889589.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4c/brian-james-32182_life_when-did-life-start-being-something-you_1889589.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When did life start being something you had to work at and not something that just is?” — Brian James", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/did-life/brian-james/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/did-life/brian-james/", "name": "Did Life Quotes by Brian James", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/did-life/brian-james/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4c/brian-james-32182_life_when-did-life-start-being-something-you_1889589.jpg" }, "description": "1 Did Life quotes by Brian James. 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