“Is life so wretched? Isn't it rather your hands which are too small, your vision which is muddled? You are the one who must grow up.”

— Dag Hammarskjöld

As quoted in Know Your Limits — Then Ignore Them (2000) by John Mason

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Dag Hammarskjöld 58

Swedish diplomat, economist, and author 1905–1961

Muriel Spark book The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Source: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1961), P. 8

“The truth is, there is no line. There's only your life, how you mess it up, and who is there to save you.
Or who isn't.”

Mitch Albom For One More Day

Source: For One More Day

“Father, I am greatly disturbed by a vision which has appeared to me through divine revelation, a vision seen not with my fleshly eyes but only in my spirit. Wretched, and indeed more than wretched in my womanly condition, I have from earliest childhood seen great marvels which my tongue has no power to express but which the Spirit of God has taught me that I may believe." Steadfast and gentle father, in your kindness respond to me, your unworthy servant, who has never, from her earliest childhood, lived one hour free from anxiety. In your piety and wisdom look in your spirit, as you have been taught by the Holy Spirit, and from your heart bring comfort to your handmaiden.”

Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179) Medieval saint, prophetise, mystic and Doctor of Church

Letter to Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, 1146-47

“Life is a journey which is far more enjoyable when your holding hands with the ones you love”

Abhishek Bachchan (1976) Indian actor

Instagram Post, quoted on The Indian Express (February 6, 2016), "Aishwarya, Aaradhya and Bachchan clan holiday in Maldives on Abhishek’s 40th birthday" http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/aishwarya-aaradhya-bachchans-holiday-maldives-abhisheks-40th-birthday/

“If you hate your life, you haven't' seen enough of it. If you hate your life, it's because your life is too small and doesn't' fit you.”

Augusten Burroughs (1965) American writer

Source: This Is How: Surviving What You Think You Can't

“One always dies too soon — or too late. And yet, life is there, finished: the line is drawn, and it must all be added up. You are nothing other than your life.”

Jean Paul Sartre No Exit

On meurt toujours trop tôt - ou trop tard. Et cependant la vie est là, terminée : le trait est tiré, il faut faire la somme. Tu n'es rien d'autre que ta vie.
Inès, Act 1, sc. 5
No Exit (1944)