--- title: "1 Life Happened Quotes By S.J. Watson" description: "1 Life Happened quotes by S.J. Watson. Plus more from S.J. Watson and more Life Happened sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3e/s-j-watson-14624_accumulation_i-cannot-imagine-how-i-will-cope-when-i_3179050.jpg" --- > [I cannot imagine how I will cope when I discover that my life is behind me, has already happened, and I have nothing to show for it. No treasure house of collection, no wealth of experience, no accumulated wisdom to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-watson/i-cannot-imagine-how-i-will-cope-when-i-discover-that-my-life-is/) [S.J. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-watson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3e/s-j-watson-14624_accumulation_i-cannot-imagine-how-i-will-cope-when-i_3179050.jpg) ## Other authors on Life Happened ## More by S.J. Watson > [Do you trust me? The question is usually asked before an admission that such trust is misplaced.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-watson/do-you-trust-me-the-question-is-usually-asked-before-an-admission/) [S.J. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-watson/) > [“No treasure house of recollection, no wealth of experience, no accumulated wisdom to pass on. What are we, if not an accumulation of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-watson/no-treasure-house-of-recollection-no-wealth-of-experience-no/) [S.J. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-watson/) > [“She looks so young, so hungry, her eyes full of possibility, of what is in store for her.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-watson/she-looks-so-young-so-hungry-her-eyes-full-of-possibility-of-what-is/) [S.J. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-watson/) > [“Kiss me, Ben," I said. "Properly.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-watson/kiss-me-ben-i-said-properly/) [S.J. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-watson/) > [“To create myself from nothing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-watson/to-create-myself-from-nothing/) [S.J. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-watson/) > [It's so difficult, isn't it? To see what's going on when you're in the absolute middle of something? It's only with hindsight we can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-watson/it-s-so-difficult-isn-t-it-to-see-what-s-going-on-when-you-re-in-the/) [S.J. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-watson/) > [I will never abandon you. I love you too much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-watson/i-will-never-abandon-you-i-love-you-too-much/) [S.J. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-watson/) > ["Is it possible to both want and not want something at the same time? For desire to ride with fear?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-watson/is-it-possible-to-both-want-and-not-want-something-at-the-same-time/) [S.J. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-watson/) > [“Was sind wir denn, wenn nicht eine Ansammlung von Erinnerungen?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-watson/was-sind-wir-denn-wenn-nicht-eine-ansammlung-von-erinnerungen/) [S.J. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-watson/) > [“He forgave you though,' said Claire. 'He never held it against you, ever. All he cared about was that you lived, and that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-watson/he-forgave-you-though-said-claire-he-never-held-it-against-you-ever/) [S.J. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-watson/) > [“Progress? You call this progress?” I was almost shouting now, anger spilled out of me as if I could no longer contain it. “If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-watson/progress-you-call-this-progress-i-was-almost-shouting-now-anger/) [S.J. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-watson/) > [“I have no choice but to face whatever my reality has become.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-watson/i-have-no-choice-but-to-face-whatever-my-reality-has-become/) [S.J. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-watson/) > [“This is dying everyday. Over and over.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-watson/this-is-dying-everyday-over-and-over/) [S.J. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-watson/) > [What are we, if not an accumulation of our memories?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-watson/what-are-we-if-not-an-accumulation-of-our-memories/) [S.J. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-watson/) > [And then, when there is nothing else between us but love, we can begin to find a way to truly be together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-watson/and-then-when-there-is-nothing-else-between-us-but-love-we-can-begin/) [S.J. 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