If, every day, I dare to remember that I am here on loan, that this house, this hillside, these minutes, are all leased to me, not given, I will never despair. Despair is for those who expect to live forever. I no longer do. —Erica Jong More about this quote Tags: life preciousness ephemerality despair permanence Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
It was becoming clear to me that I shouldn’t become too attached to anything. Turn your back and you lose it. Just like that. —Sarah Dessen in The Truth About Forever More about this quote Tags: ephemerality attachment Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
That’s what life is about: People come and go. —Cecelia Ahern in Love, Rosie More about this quote Tags: life people relationship ephemerality Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Maybe some people just aren’t meant to be in our lives forever. Maybe some people are just passing through. It’s like some people just come through our lives to bring us something: a gift, a blessing, a lesson we need to learn. —Danielle Steel in The Gift More about this quote Tags: relationships learning time people ephemerality Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Not everything is supposed to become something beautiful and long-lasting. Sometimes people come into your life to show you what is right and what is wrong, to show you who you can be, to teach you to love yourself, to make you feel better for a little while, or to just be someone to walk with at night and spill your life to. Not everyone is going to stay forever, and we still have to keep on going and thank them for what they've given us. —Emery Allen More about this quote Tags: life beauty ephemerality forever Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
For all things come from earth, and all things end by becoming earth. —Xenophanes More about this quote Tags: becoming ephemerality earth Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email