Life Quotes Quote by Mary Shelley, Frankenstein — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“A mind of moderate capacity which closely pursues one study must infallibly arrive at great proficiency in that study.”

“Nothing is built on stone; All is built on sand, but we must build as if the sand were stone.”

“There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.”

“How ridiculous and how strange to be surprised at anything which happens in life”

“Here’s to freedom, cheers to art. Here’s to having an excellent adventure and may the stopping never start.”

“People took such awful chances with chemicals and their bodies because they wanted the quality of their lives to improve. They lived in ugly places where there were only ugly things to do. They didn't own doodley-squat, so they couldn't improve their surroundings. so they did their best to make their insides beautiful instead.”

““Here's a secret: Everyone, if they live long enough, will lose their way at some point. You will lose your way, you will wake up one morning and find yourself lost. This is a hard, simple truth. If it hasn't happened to you yet, consider yourself lucky. When it does, when one day you look around and nothing is recognizable, when you find yourself alone in a dark wood having lost the way, you may find it easier to blame it on someone else -- an errant lover, a missing father, a bad childhood -- or it may be easier to blame the map you were given -- folded too many times, out-of-date, tiny print -- but mostly, if you are honest, you will only be able to blame yourself.”