Life Quotes Quote by Azar Nafisi, Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“People soon get tired of things that aren't boring, but not of what is boring.”

“If you don't learn to laugh at life it'll surely kill you, that I know.”

“Sing your life; any fool can think of words that rhyme.”

“There was quite a lot of competitiveness about it, with everybody wanting to beat not only cancer itself, but also the other people in the room. Like, I realize that this is irrational, but when they tell you that you have, say, a 20 percent chance of living five years, the math kicks in and you figure that’s one in five . . . so you look around and think, as any healthy person would: I gotta outlast four of these bastards.”

“We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”

“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.”