Life Quote by Philip Roth

“He had learned the worst lesson that life can teach-that it makes no sense. And when that happens the happiness is never spontaneous again.”

— Philip Roth

“He was feeling happy. It was one of the strange discoveries a man can make that life, however you lead it, contains moments of…

— Graham Greene

“He already knew that life was largely illusion, that though wonderful things could happen, nevertheless as many disappointments came in compensation: and he knew,…

— William Sansom

“So he knew terrible things- even the most terrible things-couldn't stop the world from turning. Life went on. And he made a promise to…

— Matt Haig

“If there was one thing all the losses in her life had taught her it was that life was short, fleeting, and way too…

— Laura Kaye

“He remained annoyed with himself until he realized that not knowing what he wanted was actually quite natural. We can never know what to…

— Milan Kundera

“He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own dispositions will waste his life…

— Samuel Johnson

“Happiness was different in childhood. It was so much then a matter simply of accumulation, of taking things--new experiences, new emotions--and applying them like…

— John Banville

“But, in reality, being unhappy might also teach him something about happiness.”

— François Lelord

“Despite the near-constant regret he felt about being himself, he never confused himself for the problem. The problem was the world. It was the…

— Jonathan Safran Foer

“Even with the worst that life can throw at us, we have a remarkable capacity to adjust to new circumstances and get back to…

— Caroline Webb

“In his opinion, humans were best when miserable, and so he had worked at being miserable his whole life, and in his generous way…

— Rodman Philbrick