Life Quotes Quote by Ruth Reichl — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“When a person has lived generously and fought fiercely, she deserves more than sadness at the end.”

“You are not the victim of the world, but rather the master of your own destiny. It is your choices and decisions that determine your destiny.”

“No matter how long you train someone to be brave, you never know if they are or not until something real happens.”

“Life is a long lesson in humility.”

““Tell a wise person, or else keep silent,”

“To escape fear, you have to go through it, not around.”

“Life's a freaking mess. In fact, I'm going to tell Sarah we need to start a new philosophical movement: messessentialism instead of existentialism: For those who revel in the essential mess that is life. Because Gram's right, there's not one truth ever, just a bunch of stories, all going on at once, in our heads, in our hearts, all getting in the way of each other. It's all a beautiful calamitous mess. It's like the day Mr. James took us into the woods and cried triumphantly, "That's it! That's it!" to the dizzying cacophony of soloing instruments trying to make music together. That is it.”