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title: "6 Life Grey Quotes by 5 authors"
description: "Browse 6 Life Grey quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Life Grey sayings and thoughts."
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> [All that matters in life," the grey man went on, "is to climb the ladder of success, amount to something, own things.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ende/all-that-matters-in-life-the-grey-man-went-on-is-to-climb-the-ladder/)

[Michael Ende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ende/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29d/michael-ende-2862_climbs_all-that-matters-in-life-the-grey-man-we_267298.jpg)

> [Fairy tales thrive on black and white. In life, there's only grey - no bad guys, no good guys. You could be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arnold-arre/fairy-tales-thrive-on-black-and-white-in-life-there-s-only-grey-no/)

[Arnold Arre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arnold-arre/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4bb/arnold-arre-49679_bad-guy_fairy-tales-thrive-on-black-and-white-in_465251.jpg)

> [“Your mistake is this, and it is a very common mistake. This young bounder has a life of his own. What right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-m-forster-2/your-mistake-is-this-and-it-is-a-very-common-mistake-this-young/)

[E.M. Forster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-m-forster-2/)

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> [Most of life is grey, with a little tiny bit of black and white.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-henson/most-of-life-is-grey-with-a-little-tiny-bit-of-black-and-white/)

[Bill Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-henson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20e/bill-henson-25248_bits_most-of-life-is-grey-with-a-little-tiny_1163730.jpg)

> [We always say ther are grey shades in life, while sitting we realize life comprises if all grey shades only, frndshp it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/my-role-model/we-always-say-ther-are-grey-shades-in-life-while-sitting-we-realize/)

[My Role Model](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/my-role-model/)

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> [Most of life is grey, with a little tiny bit of black and white. We're always subject to what I call the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-henson/most-of-life-is-grey-with-a-little-tiny-bit-of-black-and-white-we-re/)

[Bill Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-henson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ca/bill-henson-25248_bits_most-of-life-is-grey-with-a-little-tiny_2441323.jpg)

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