on life

"One does not intentionally squander a life; one looks back and finds it squandered."

found this quoted in a review of Us Conductors by Sean Michaels.

"If you want to be miserable, think about yourself, about what you want, what you like, what respect people ought to pay to you, and what people think of you."

- Charles Kingsley

"Man! Thou pendulum betwixt a smile and a tear."

- Lord Byron

written on a scrap of paper, with no attribution noted:

Don't judge all of life by one difficult season. Happiness keeps you sweet. Trials keep you strong.