“You can't expect people to dwell on the fact that they'll ultimately lose everything they have and love." "Why not? It might make them think about what really matters." "What does really matter?" I asked. "Having someone to love. Being… — Jonathan Hull Copy Share Image
“What does really matter?” I asked She looked at me as though wondering if she could trust me with some immense secret. Finally she said, “Having someone to love. Being compassionate. Being fully alive every day so that you really… — Jonathan Hull Copy Share Image
I've known people whose faces rested naturally in a smile and I'm certain their lives were much different because of that. — Jonathan Hull Copy Share Image
“I noticed how the band members watched her and how she made them smile and I realized that she was the kind of person… — Jonathan Hull Copy Share Image
Maybe what life needs is a good soundtrack, especially during the long stretches when nothing interesting is being said. A soundtrack might dignify things… — Jonathan Hull Copy Share Image
“Completely alive. I thought abut what she meant by that; about all the joy and wonder and passion that had slipped from her fingers.” — Jonathan Hull Copy Share Image
“Maybe our relationships--love--can save us, at least enough so that our lives are finally worthwhile, even with all the rotten misery and dying.” — Jonathan Hull Copy Share Image
“What I remember most is the searing sensation of looking into her eyes for the first time,eyes that would hunt me for the rest… — Jonathan Hull Copy Share Image
“But to find it and touch it and hold it! What relief, if only briefly, until love wears off or slips through our hands.… — Jonathan Hull Copy Share Image
“Our lives feel fuller when we can weave them into stories, even if not all the stories are true and even if we are… — Jonathan Hull Copy Share Image
“I often wondered why men will risk almost certain death in an attempt to save other men. I decided it was because men will… — Jonathan Hull Copy Share Image
Books aren’t just my defenses, the sandbags I use to fortify my position; they are also the building blocks of my soul, and I… — Jonathan Hull Copy Share Image
“Was [her] life really better than most, or did she appreciate it more or just remember it differently? I suspect she remembers it differently,… — Jonathan Hull Copy Share Image
“The air was unusually warm and humid and I wondered if everyone else associated that sensation with childhood, with bare feet and wet grass… — Jonathan Hull Copy Share Image
Why does the longing for love have to be so acute, like a desperate thirst? Is it because love is wanting to be saved… — Jonathan Hull Copy Share Image
“Our quest for heroism is awkward. Not the obvious heroism that earns medals and applause but the heroism of daily life. Go to Princeton… — Jonathan Hull Copy Share Image
“What is it about beauty that intimidates; causing us to kneel somewhere deep inside and pray and wonder just how close we might crawl… — Jonathan Hull Copy Share Image
![“Was [her] life really better than most, or did she appreciate it more or just remember it differently? I suspect she remembers it differently, which is really the trick. If you want to age gracefully, remember selectively.” quote by Jonathan Hull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c2d/jonathan-hull-14193_life_was-her-life-really-better-than-most-or_720032.jpg)
