Avoiding Life Quotes

• The fearful are caught as often as the bold.

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  Helen Keller

  Strong Women   Fear   Avoiding Pain  

  Let Us Have Faith (1940)

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• The truth is, normal might take years. Normal might never happen. But it’s definitely not going to happen if I lounge around here watching soaps and avoiding life. I’m going to school today, end of story.

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  Becca Fitzpatrick

  School   Years   Stories  

  Becca Fitzpatrick (2011). “Silence”, p.58, Simon and Schuster

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• You cannot find peace by avoiding life.

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  Virginia Woolf

  Life   Meaningful   Peace  

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• Just … isn’t giving up allowed sometimes? Isn’t it okay to say, ‘This really hurts, so I’m going to stop trying’?” “It sets a dangerous precedent.” “For avoiding pain?” “For avoiding life.

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  Rainbow Rowell

  Hurt   Pain   Giving Up  

  Rainbow Rowell (2013). “Fangirl”, p.175, Pan Macmillan

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• You cannot find peace by avoiding life, Leonard.

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  Michael Cunningham

  Peace   Avoiding Death   Avoiding Pain  

  "The Hours". www.imdb.com. 2002.

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• Avoiding life, avoiding making any concrete plans for your life-that's just one way you're pretending you can keep bad things from happening to you again.

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  Susan Vaught

  Fear   Avoiding Life   Way  

  Susan Vaught (2011). “Going Underground”, p.184, Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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• Achieving life is not the equivalent of avoiding death.

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  Ayn Rand

  Inspirational   Life   Rights  

  Ayn Rand (1963). “For the New Intellectual: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand (50th Anniversary Edition)”, p.109, Penguin

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• Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.

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  Helen Keller

  Happiness   Inspiring   Success  

  Let Us Have Faith (1940)

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• Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature.

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  Helen Keller

  Death   Spiritual   Courage  

  Helen Keller (1957). “The Open Door”, Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday

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• You can't find peace by avoiding life.

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  Michael Cunningham

  Peace   Avoiding Death   Avoiding Pain  

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• Us gals need to stay in and just change the way it works, so men aren't being workaholics and avoiding life and relationships, and they can make films in a reasonable amount of time, so you can have a family and a life outside of work. And have more balanced, content-driven, enjoyable movies.

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  Joan Cusack

  Men   Needs   Avoiding Life  

  Interview with Tasha Robinson, film.avclub.com. May 26, 2008.

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• Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.

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  Helen Keller

  Inspirational   Life   Strength  

  Helen Keller (1957). “The Open Door”, Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday

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