- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Live Quotes
Different ways of living, side by side.
This collection uses "live" as its thread but covers unusually varied ground — from reflections on how long humanity might last, to observations about wealth and poverty coexisting closely in Mexico. For quotes on love and connection, see Love quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Child
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was forced to live far beyond my years when just a child, now I have reversed the order and I intend to remain young indefinitely.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the great penalties those of us who live our lives in full view of the public must pay is the loss of that most cherished birthright of man's, privacy.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
Endnotes, often confused with footnotes that live at the bottom of a page, is that lump of text at the end of the book, sometimes even relegated to a tiny font size. They're often forgotten but, in nonfiction, particularly history books, can offer a fascinating footprint into the author's research, a joyful, geeky abyss.
- Enchanted
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- Nov 07, 2020
With my writing, I can still play inside an enchanted castle or live inside an old fort. I can run from ghosts or ride dolphins any day of the week.
- Nov 07, 2020
I want to live quietly.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's nothing more fun than acting on stage with a live audience and that immediate feedback.
- Devoid
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- Nov 07, 2020
People who didn't live pre-Internet can't grasp how devoid of ideas life in my hometown was. The only bookstores sold Bibles the size of coffee tables and dashboard Virgin Marys that glowed in the dark.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want characters I can live for in a setting that makes me feel like I'm there.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Without boxing, I can't live. I love boxing.
- Nov 07, 2020
I got too old to live in the bush. You really need to be youngish and healthy, so it seemed stupid to keep going.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
I loved nearly all my teachers; but it was not till I went home to live at Oxford, in 1867, that I awoke intellectually to a hundred interests and influences that begin much earlier nowadays to affect any clever child.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020