Sherwood Anderson Quotes

I love the concept of the romance that exists when people are broken. Like, the promise of a romance when you're at the bottom. I think that's infinitely compelling and romantic.

I don't really mind what people say about my love life or anything like that, but the one thing is that, yes, I do sing and write all my own music. That is something that I hold really dear. And yeah, I made a fool of myself in front of the world, but it was also great to pick myself back up and go on tour.

A dream is what makes people love life even when it is painful.

I love life too much to be bitter.

Even when I'm sick and depressed, I love life.

If you look at life with any honesty and intelligence, it's clear that human nature is dark, vile, selfish, and despondent. But I also see a force in human nature, namely grace, that sometimes works against our natural moral entropy.

Love is the only thing that will save us, independent of any mistakes we may make. Love is always stronger.

Hope is only the love of life.

Love is possible. Life is going to decide. Don't lose it, it's a treasure. It's going to be painful; it's going to be an adventure, a roller coaster. Life is a roller coaster and it gets worse when you get old. Contrary to what you think, that it gets better when you know more - no, the more you know the more painful it is. You've been hurt. You arrive with a million scars and your armor is not thick. The more you age, the more you're fragile. But do it anyway. Go for it. Otherwise it means death.

As long as the hummingbird had not abandoned the land, somewhere there were still flowers, and they could all go on.

It is sad and wrong to be so dependent for the life of my life on any human being as I am on you; but I cannot by any force of logic cure myself at this date, when it has become second nature.

Love, I thought, is stronger than death or the fear of death. Only by it, by love, life holds together and advances.

He made me see what Life is, and what Death signifies, and why Love is stronger than both.

Phillip look into Ray's eyes. He saw compassion and hope. And he saw himself mirrored back, bleeding in a dirty gutter on a street where life was worth less than a dime bag. Sick, tired, petrified, Phillip dropped his head into his hands. "What's the point?" "You're the point, son." Ray ran his hand over Phillip's hair. "You're the point.

Life is the question and life is the answer, and God is the reason and love is the way.

Love the Lord your God, and love one another. Love one another as He loves. Love with strength and purpose and passion and no matter what comes against you. Don't weaken. Stand against the darkness, and love. That's the way back into Eden. That's the way back to life.

If I had to give up my life for anything, it would have to have the resilience of hope, the elation of new literacy, the brilliant life of a field of flowers, the elementary kindness of bread. Nothing short of that. It would have to be something as sure as love.

You're young and you're bulletproof and invincible. But never underestimate the power of other people's love and prayer.

Love falls to earth, rises from the ground, pools around the afflicted. Love pulls people back to their feet. Bodies and souls are fed. Bones and lives heal. New blades of grass grow from charred soil. The sun rises.

Remember, Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.

Life and love would go on. Even though it would happen without me, the idea brought me joy.

At the bottom of every frozen heart there is a drop or two of love―just enough to feed the birds.

Give me love Give me love Give me peace on earth Give me light Give me life Keep me free from birth Give me hope Help me cope, with this heavy load Trying to, touch and reach you with, heart and soul

I will survive For as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive.

To those who have given up on love: I say, "Trust life a little bit.