A Rite of Passage

Sayings to soothe & inspire

“When you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough.”
– William Saroyan

You may also like these sayings:   ”In America they really do mythologise people when they die.”   ”If death is this brilliant slide, this high, fine music felt as pure vibration, […]

September 2, 2014

Zoë Byrne

girls laughing while living life to the fullest — Credit: gotsole.wordpress.com

You may also like these sayings:

  ”In America they really do mythologise people when they die.”
  ”If death is this brilliant slide, this high, fine music felt as pure vibration, this plunging float in wind and silence, it’s not so bad.”
   “I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived.”

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