„Life's not about how hard of a hit you can give… it's about how many you can take, and still keep moving forward.“

„Life is so often unfair and painful and love is hard to find and you have to take it whenever and wherever you can get it, no matter how brief it is or how it ends.“

—  Jenna Blum, book Het familieportret

Source: Those Who Save Us

„I thought about how one tiny decision can change a life. A decision that takes only a split second to make.“

—  Anita Shreve American writer 1946 - 2018

Source: Light on Snow

„No matter how good somebody's life looks from the outside, you can be sure there's something about it you wouldn't want to have in your life.“

—  Jean Ferris American children's writer 1939 - 2015

Source: Twice Upon a Marigold

„You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction. Life is really about moving on.“

—  Oprah Winfrey American businesswoman, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist 1954

„It'll be hard, but life moves fast-we'll see each other again. I know that. I can feel that. Just like I can feel how much you care for me and how much I love you“

—  Nicholas Sparks, book Dear John

Source: Dear John

„Life, Stormy says, is not about how fast you run or even with what degree of grace. It's about perseverance, about staying on your feet and slogging forward no matter what.“

—  Dean Koontz American author 1945

„At its best, schooling can be about how to make a life, which is quite different from how to make a living.“

—  Neil Postman American writer and academic 1931 - 2003

Source: The End of Education: Redefining the Value of School

„This is so unfair to you. (Ryssa)
Life isn’t about being fair. It’s not about justice. It’s all about endurance and how much we can suffer through. (Acheron)“

—  Sherrilyn Kenyon Novelist 1965

Source: Acheron

„Remember, purpose is about giving… All you can do with your life is to give it away in the service of others.“

—  Wayne W. Dyer American writer 1940 - 2015

„Did you figure out the head fake? It's not about how to achieve your dreams. It's about how to lead your life. If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself. The dreams will come to you.“

—  Randy Pausch, book The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture (2007)

„The weird, weird thing about devastating loss is that life actually goes on. When you're faced with a tragedy, a loss so huge that you have no idea how you can live through it, somehow, the world keeps turning, the seconds keep ticking.“

—  James Patterson American author 1947

Source: Angel

„How about we just see where life takes us for awhile?“

—  Nicholas Sparks, book The Longest Ride

Source: The Longest Ride

„I can offer you my life, but it is a short life; I can offer you my heart, though I have no idea how many more beats it shall sustain“

—  Cassandra Clare, book Clockwork Prince

Source: Clockwork Prince

„You've no idea how long life goes on and how many, many changes it brings. Young people seem to imagine that it's over in a flash, that they do this thing, or that thing, and then die, but I can assure you they are quite wrong.“

—  Nancy Mitford British writer 1904 - 1973

Source: Love in a Cold Climate and Other Novels

„That's the thing about your destiny: how are you supposed to know it when it arrives? How are you supposed to recognise it from the random life?“

—  David Baddiel British comedian, novelist and television presenter 1964

From the novel "Whatever Love Means"

„But I do think that women who spend all their lives on a diet probably have a miserable sex life: if your body is the enemy, how can you relax and take pleasure? Everything is about control, rather than relaxing, about holding everything in.“

—  Nigella Lawson British food writer, journalist and broadcaster 1960

As quoted in "The big issue" by Shane Watson in The Times http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/diet_and_fitness/article2941491.ece (2 December 2007)

„Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.“

—  Paramahansa Yogananda Yogi, a guru of Kriya Yoga and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship 1893 - 1952

„Most people fail to realize that in life, it’s not how much money you make, it’s how much money you keep.“

—  Robert T. Kiyosaki, book Rich Dad Poor Dad

Source: Rich Dad, Poor Dad

„You can't do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth.“

—  H.L. Mencken American journalist and writer 1880 - 1956