"Live today, for tomorrow we die."

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Source : Alan Furst (2008). “Night Soldiers: A Novel”, p.105, Random House

Alan Furst

#Live For Today Quotes #Today Quotes #Tomorrow Quotes

“But to put out a greatest hits on one CD was totally impossible, I just couldn't do it. The best compromise was to put out two CDs - Early Days - which is what it is - and Latter Days.”
“My weight has been an emotional roller-coaster for me, and I am ready to get off it.”
“What money creates, money preserves: if thy wealth decays, thy honor dies; it is but a slippery happiness which fortunes can give, and frowns can take; and not worth the owning which a night's fire can melt, or a rough sea can drown.”
“The point of the daily diary exercise is not to record what you already know about what happened to you in the last 24 hours. Instead, itâ€™s an invitation to the back of your mind to come forward and reveal to you the perishable images about the day you didnâ€™t notice you noticed at all.”
“I keep my ear to the streets - that's how I know music. I live, breathe, eat, and sleep music. That's it. Nothing else.”

Source : Source: brightestyoungthings.com
“View all problems as challenges. Look upon negativities that arise as opportunities to learn and to grow. Don't run from them, condemn yourself, or bury your burden in saintly silence. You have a problem? Great. More grist for the mill. Rejoice, dive in, and investigate.”

Source : Bhante Gunaratana, Henepola Gunaratana (2011). “Mindfulness in Plain English: 20th Anniversary Edition”, p.35, Simon and Schuster
“What we do to ourselves to look a certain way is crazy.”
“I never went after character payments. I'm pretty much terrible at naming characters, so I usually name them after people I know.”

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