“You make a living by what you get; you make a life by what you give.”

“Sometimes life will make you give up what you love most.”

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”

“From what we get, we can make a living. What we give; however, makes a life.”

“There's a difference between writing for a living and writing for
life. If you write for a living, you make enormous compromises….
If you write for life, you'll work hard; you'll do what's honest,
not what pays”

“Don't get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.”

“Walk away from anything that gives you bad vibes. There is no need to explain or make sense of it. It’s your life. Do what makes you happy.”

“Life isn't about getting what you want, it is about giving what you have.”

“Life is an echo. What you send out, comes back. What you sow, you reap. What you give, you get. What you see in others, exists in you.”

“Life without literature is a life reduced to penury. It expands you in every way. It illuminates what you’re doing. It shows you possibilities you haven’t thought of. It enables you to live the lives of other people than yourself. It broadens you, it makes you more human. It makes life enjoyable.”