Achievement Quote by Adam Haslett

Life could do nothing for her, beyond giving time for a better preparation for death.

— Jane Austen

She was doing it because she had nothing to lose, because her life was one of constant, day to day frustration.

— Paulo Coelho

Whenever she thought about it, she felt terrible and so at last she came to the fateful decision. She decided not to think about…

— Superman

She started thinking about all the euphemisms for death, all the anxious taboos that had always fascinated her. It was too bad you could…

— Tove Jansson

I asked her ones:why don't you think of a goal for your life? she said: how can I when my goal in life is…

— Anonymous

For the best part of 40 years she had genuinely believed that not doing things would somehow prevent regret, when, of course, the exact…

— Nick Hornby

It's all for attention right? She cuts for attention doesn't she? She thinks about suicide everyday ... She starves herself, She cries her self…

— Anonymous

“Positivity can be a negative," I tell her, "if it's used to diminish events that should be cause for concern. Saying 'bad things happen…

— Jane Devin

She closed one eye and looked at me and said, "I know there is a blessing in this somewhere." It is worth living long…

— Marilynne Robinson

She had this desire for things that weren't good for her.

— Anonymous

I asked her about life, and it was as if she rummaged around in a dusty chest to get me the answers.

— Bernhard Schlink

[from a reader] I hope she learns to look for the joy in life instead of picking out negatives - it will change her…

— Amy Dickinson