“Instructions for living a life:
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it.”

“Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are.”

“Women. You tell me they're not all witches, and I'll tell you you haven't been paying attention.”

“I used to pay attention to the clouds in the sky... I paid close attention for a month to see if they ever repeated. They don't repeat. And I don't think life does either. It's continually various. That's the truth about life.”

“Tell her about it
Let her know how much you care
When she can't be with you
Tell her you wish you were there.
Tell her about it.
Every day before you leave
Pay her some attention
Give her something to believe.”

“Do stuff. be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration's shove or society's kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It's all about paying attention. attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. stay eager.”

“Very occasionally, if you really pay attention, life doesn’t suck.”

“From the simplest lyric to the most complex novel and densest drama, literature is asking us to pay attention. Pay attention to the frog. Pay attention to the west wind. Pay attention to the boy on the raft, the lady in the tower, the old man on the train. In sum, pay attention to the world and all that dwells therein and thereby learn at last to pay attention to yourself and all that dwells therein.”

“Life is like art, you paint this picture, paying attention to every detail.”

“Pay appropriate attention to what has your attention, so you can pay attention to what really has your attention.”