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> [“Life was living me. I wasn’t living life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lolah-lace/life-was-living-me-i-wasn-t-living-life/)

[Lolah Lace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lolah-lace/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/def/lolah-lace-35552_life_life-was-living-me-i-wasn-t-living-life_799334.jpg)

> [“Life might be cheap on Terra ... but living wasn't.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-c-dietz/life-might-be-cheap-on-terra-but-living-wasn-t/)

[William C. Dietz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-c-dietz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f44/william-c-dietz-71363_life_life-might-be-cheap-on-terra-but-living_3153322.jpg)

> [Living wasn't easy for you, was it? You couldn't enter your own life, but you could be someone else. You weren't you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-hepburn/living-wasn-t-easy-for-you-was-it-you-couldn-t-enter-your-own-life/)

[Katharine Hepburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-hepburn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ad/katharine-hepburn-2026_life_living-wasn-t-easy-for-you-was-it-you-co_945279.jpg)

> [I went through a lot of my life not being mindful of how I was living it. I wasn't mindful environmentally, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roz-savage/i-went-through-a-lot-of-my-life-not-being-mindful-of-how-i-was-living/)

[Roz Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roz-savage/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/554/roz-savage-19346_being_i-went-through-a-lot-of-my-life-not-bein_1047443.png)

> [I recall the hard work that my family went through just to continue to live the lifestyle that we were living, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kamaru-usman/i-recall-the-hard-work-that-my-family-went-through-just-to-continue/)

[Kamaru Usman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kamaru-usman/)

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> [“No substitute for the living, perhaps, but I wasn’t given a choice. I could take solace in their presence or I could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-baker-kline/no-substitute-for-the-living-perhaps-but-i-wasn-t-given-a-choice-i/)

[Christina Baker Kline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-baker-kline/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93b/christina-baker-kline-1124_life_no-substitute-for-the-living-perhaps-but_1720245.png)

> [“At the beginning, the author's writing was like a selfie: a disposable plea for attention that was all about him and his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-pressfield/at-the-beginning-the-author-s-writing-was-like-a-selfie-a-disposable/)

[Steven Pressfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-pressfield/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a7/steven-pressfield-696_books_at-the-beginning-the-author-s-writing-wa_1047386.jpg)

> [Sometimes I thought about nothing and sometimes I thought about my life. At least I made a living. What kind of living?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-krauss/sometimes-i-thought-about-nothing-and-sometimes-i-thought-about-my/)

[Nicole Krauss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-krauss/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/263/nicole-krauss-920_easy_sometimes-i-thought-about-nothing-and-so_2721188.png)

> [I always felt that making a living wasn't the easiest thing in the world, and I decided I was going straight ahead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-day/i-always-felt-that-making-a-living-wasn-t-the-easiest-thing-in-the/)

[Doris Day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-day/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c15/doris-day-9634_decided_i-always-felt-that-making-a-living-wasn_171195.jpg)

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