Life Quote by Tanith Lee

“He was not the type to say that experience is all to the good, that nothing is wasted in life, that everyone we meet…

— André Aciman

“He wondered at times whether he didn’t belong to a class of people secretly convinced they had an arrangement with fate; in return for…

— Saul Bellow

“His philosophy: the only point of being alive is to kill time as pleasantly as possible.”

— Hendrik Groen

“Perhaps his taciturnity hid a contempt for the human race which had abandoned the great dreams of his youth and now wallowed in sluggish…

— W. Somerset Maugham

“Slowed down by a sense of hopelessness in all his decisions and movements, he suffered from bitter sadness, and his incapacity solidified into a…

— Robert Musil

“It was as if he'd suddenly become intimately aware of the fragility of life and how precious time really was. As a result, he…

— Micah Sparks

“With success came a new, deeper doubt that any activity, even his cherished writing, could make life mean anything.”

— Eric Maisel

“Everything now had been taken from him, his striving after goodness, his hopes, his pride, even that human revenge upon fate--to destroy his own…

— Tanith Lee

“He had very few doubts, and when the facts contradicted his views on life, he shut his eyes in disapproval.”

— Hermann Hesse

“In his mind, the business of existence was about minimizing consequences. The plague had raised the stakes, but he had been in training for…

— Colson Whitehead

“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

“But grownups were always in a turmoil, every possible action muddied over by thoughts of the consequences, by self-doubt, by selfimage, by feelings of…

— Stephen King