Anne Fortier Quotes

And now let us love and take that which is given us, and be happy; for in the grave there is no love and no warmth, nor any touching of the lips. Nothing perchance, or perchance but bitter memories of what might have been.

When someone you love dies you pay for the sin of outliving her with a thousand piercing regrets.

After losing Dad, there was the idea that none of us have forever. It really affects you. It makes you want to live each day as if it's your last.

The paradox is, I can't miss the good things about my father while he is alive, but I will of course miss him... when he is dead.

Live everyday as though it's your last 'cause one day you'll be right.

Lady," she whimpered softly, wondering if she would meet her wolf again when she was dead.

Every breath you take, you are getting closer to the grave. But every breath you take, you can also get closer to your liberation.

With faces like dead lovers who died true.

Whether your time calls you to live or die, do both like a prince.

Life's for the living, so live it, or you're better off dead.

Most songs are somewhere between love and death, and mine are no exception.

I envy the dead.

When death comes it is never our tenderness that we repent from, but our severity.

I think whenever you lose somebody close to you, there's always a part of you that wishes you could have done something differently.

Once, I went speeding past an old couple and smiled as I imagined their conversation: him grumbling about me and her telling him not to be such an old grouch. Then, suddenly I was in tears, thinking, 'I'll never get to be a grumpy old grandpa!'

Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time... It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other.

Love and memory last and will so endure till the game is called because of darkness.

Is this not the true romantic feeling; not to desire to escape life, but to prevent life from escaping you.

If you want to be with somebody, do it, 'cause they could be dead tomorrow.

I remember, growing up, losing a sister, and - life is short. Make the most of your opportunities.

I often think about death, and it saddens me to leave this world and not be able to paint more. I love it so much.

Painting was always something I thought I'd do once I retired. But then, about five or six years ago, a good mate passed away suddenly at the age of 50 and it made me realise that if I put off doing stuff until I retire, I might not ever get there.