Life Quotes Quote by Salman Rushdie, Midnight’s Children — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“To understand just one life you have to swallow the world ... do you wonder, then, that I was a heavy child?”

“A man could be a lover and defender of the wilderness without ever in his lifetime leaving the boundaries of asphalt, powerlines, and right-angled surfaces. We need wilderness whether or not we ever set foot in it. We need a refuge even though we may never need to set foot in it. We need the possibility of escape as surely as we need hope; without it the life of the cities would drive all men into crime or drugs or psychoanalysis.”

“We perceive the world through the rear window of life, observe all the puzzles and little pieces of our existence and assemble them in a comprehensive pattern. This allows us to reassess and evaluate our world view. ( "Waiting for the pieces to fall into place" )”

“The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.”

“We have nothing to lose, nothing to gain, nothing we desired anymore- except to make our lives into a work of art.”

“A pain stabbed my heart, as it did every time I saw a girl I loved who was going the opposite direction in this too-big world.”