Harsh Life Quotes

“And I wished I could believe him. I wished with all that I had. And when you're eleven, you're on the cusp between still believing wishing worked if you wanted something hard enough and understanding the world is teeth and sharp edges. I wished. I did. I promise you with all that I have that I did.

But I knew the teeth. The sharp edges. And they were bigger than wishing. I was only eleven, but I was the product of my upbringing too.

Maybe that's why I was able to be the one to leave. Maybe I'd been looking for a reason and latched on to the first one that came, no matter how hard it was. If there's one thing I've learned in my life, it's that it's easier to leave someone before they leave you. Because eventually, everyone leaves.

It's inevitable.”
― T.J. Klune, The Art of Breathing

“Winter brings cold dry harsh weather and trees are without leaves.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Er fühlte sich von etwas Dunklem bedroht, er verstand nicht, wie die anderen so heiter und sorglos sein konnten, wenn doch das Leben so schwer und so gefährlich war. In dieser Stunde ergriff ihn das Verlangen, weit fort zu gehen, immer tiefer und tiefer in den Wald hinein.”
― Felix Salten, Bambi: A Life in the Woods