Quotes of Jonathan Franzen

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You're either reading a book or you're not.

- Jonathan Franzen

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“ Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and a richness to life that nothing else can bring. ”

- Oscar Wilde

“ When you become the image of your own imagination, it's the most powerful thing you could ever do. ”

- RuPaul

“ Live your life, no matter what that life is. ”

- Corey Taylor

“ Meditation is a way for nourishing and blossoming the divinity within you. ”

- Amit Ray

“ When I was a little girl I used to read fairy tales. In fairy tales you meet Prince Charming and he's everything you ever wanted. In fairy tales the bad guy is very easy to spot. The bad guy is always wearing a black cape so you always know who he is. Then you grow up and you realize that Prince Charming is not as easy to find as you thought. You realize the bad guy is not wearing a black cape and he's not easy to spot; he's really funny, and he makes you laugh, and he has perfect hair. ”

- Taylor Swift

“ It is easier to believe a lie than to claim parts of you that have been scattered and buried. Your willingness to search for what's been lost merely points to how immensely powerful you are. ”

- Kirstyn Lazur

“ To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others. ”

- Anne Sophie Swetchine

“ Gratitude is not love. Don’t mix the two because they are not the same. ”

- Frank Matobo

“ When people think they know you and put you in a box, keep growing and give them the box. ”

- Jackie Griffin

“ Love is an endless mystery, because there is no reasonable cause that could explain it. ”

- Rabindranath Tagore

“ Tucker strokes my hair. There's something so tender about the gesture. It might as well have been him whispering I love you. ”

- Cynthia Hand

“ The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new. ”

- Socrates

“ Don't be afraid of the shadows, that only means there's a light nearby. ”

- Evanescence

“ Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. ”

- Unknown

“ The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why ”

- Mark Twain

“ Close your eyes, take your time and listen. ”

- Maxime Lagacé

“ If you want a future that makes you happy, if you want a world that you’re excited about, get your ass out there and earn it. ”

- Tom Bilyeu

“ There are two ways of meeting difficulties: you alter the difficulties, or you alter yourself to meet them. ”

- Phyllis Bottome

“ True Love is not something that will ever happen in an instant....because the summary of our lives is not in an instant. Love at First sight is just infatuation. True Love.....is like a fine wine. It has layers upon layers of depth and flavor, all of which gets better if it is aged and cared for correctly. True Love is the gradual deep understanding of your Spouse, and a spiritual empathy towards them. As they get older, and change, you eagerly continue to turn pages of your lives together, studying and empathizing with a person that you do not need to be defensive or suspicious of. ”

- sangeeta mann

“ It is our wounds that create in us a desire to reach for miracles. The fulfillment of such miracles depends on whether we let our wounds pull us down or lift us up towards our dreams. ”

- Jocelyn Soriano

“ That's a misconception, Lennie. The sky is everywhere, it begins at your feet. ”

- Jandy Nelson

“ The key to success is not through achievement but through enthusiasm. ”

- Malcolm Forbes

“ The more one judges, the less one loves. ”

- Honore de Balzac