"If I were to be totally sincere, I would say that I do not know why I live and why I do not stop living. The answer probably lies in the irrational character of life which maintains itself without reason."E. Cioran, On the Heights of Despair (via substancem)
"She loves the world for being rude and indestructible, and she knows other people must love it too, though no one speaks specifically of reasons. Why else do we struggle to go on living, no matter how compromised, no matter how harmed? Even if we’re fleshless, blazing with legions, shitting in the sheets; still, we want desperately to live."Michael Cunningham, The Hours (via anenlighteningellipses)32
"I can’t see any advantage to living forever, I mean, sometimes I’m walking down the street and I’ll overhear some smalltalk, and it makes me question whether I could even stand another 20 years of life."Jon Richardson (via madnessismymiddlename)
"Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything – all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.” - Steve Jobs"(via yumz)17