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title: "9 Going Living Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [...there are so many books left to read. For that reason alone it is worth going on living. Books make me happy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-lix-j-palma/there-are-so-many-books-left-to-read-for-that-reason-alone-it-is/)

[Félix J. Palma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-lix-j-palma/)

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> [What the devil is the point of surviving, going on living, when it's a drag? But you see, that's what people do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-watts/what-the-devil-is-the-point-of-surviving-going-on-living-when-it-s-a/)

[Alan Watts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-watts/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c1/alan-watts-587_devil_what-the-devil-is-the-point-of-surviving_1098013.jpg)

> [I'm going to keep living my life the way I've been living my life, and nothing is going to change that even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-lochte/i-m-going-to-keep-living-my-life-the-way-i-ve-been-living-my-life-and/)

[Ryan Lochte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-lochte/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6da/ryan-lochte-4661_life_i-m-going-to-keep-living-my-life-the-way_2964854.png)

> [I was going to be living there and I didn't want to sound like a foreigner all my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mahoney/i-was-going-to-be-living-there-and-i-didn-t-want-to-sound-like-a/)

[John Mahoney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mahoney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fce/john-mahoney-20907_corny_i-was-going-to-be-living-there-and-i-did_611101.png)

> [ “\[She\] and I were giving each other the only thing we truly have to offer: our time. We were going to give… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-hawke/she-and-i-were-giving-each-other-the-only-thing-we-truly-have-to/)

[Ethan Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-hawke/)

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> [“But in life people come and go. We don’t always have control over it. But we can control how we respond. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-lafleur/but-in-life-people-come-and-go-we-don-t-always-have-control-over-it/)

[Suzanne LaFleur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-lafleur/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b3/suzanne-lafleur-42988_can-do_but-in-life-people-come-and-go-we-don-t_2578808.jpg)

> [God forbid if David Crosby gets sick again and I can't tour anymore, or something happens where I can't get around, what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-stills/god-forbid-if-david-crosby-gets-sick-again-and-i-can-t-tour-anymore/)

[Stephen Stills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-stills/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d28/stephen-stills-17130_crosby_god-forbid-if-david-crosby-gets-sick-aga_57451.jpg)

> [If what makes you happy is going out and living it up and spending all your money on wine, women, and song,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-buechner/if-what-makes-you-happy-is-going-out-and-living-it-up-and-spending/)

[Frederick Buechner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-buechner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/157/frederick-buechner-883_chance_if-what-makes-you-happy-is-going-out-and_281711.png)

> [“You're going to go living. Because living is the challenge, Josie. Dying is so easy. Sometimes it only takes ten seconds to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melina-marchetta/you-re-going-to-go-living-because-living-is-the-challenge-josie-dying/)

[Melina Marchetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melina-marchetta/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/531/melina-marchetta-392_death_you-re-going-to-go-living-because-living_238475.jpg)

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