Living Long Quotes

It's true that some of us become better writers by living long enough. But this is also how we become worse writers. The trick is to die in between.

You become a serious novelist by living long enough.

The secret to living long is to have something to live for.

Throughout this life, you can never be certain of living long enough to take another breath.

Indeed, I have, alas! outlived almost every one of my contemporaries. One pays dear for living long.

We do not know what awaits each of us after death, but we know that we will die. Clearly, it must be possible to live ethically-with a genuine concern for the happiness of other sentient beings-without presuming to know things about which we are patently ignorant. Consider it: every person you have ever met, every person you will pass in the street today, is going to die. Living long enough, each will suffer the loss of his friends and family. All are going to lose everything they love in this world. Why would one want to be anything but kind to them in the meantime?

She closed one eye and looked at me and said, "I know there is a blessing in this somewhere." It is worth living long enough to outlast whatever sense of grievance you may acquire. Another reason why you must be careful of your health.