Amy Lewis

“What wonderful thing didn't start out scary?”
― Isaac Marion, Warm Bodies

“Take for instance a man driven to incessant work by a sense of deep insecurity and loneliness; or another one driven by ambition, or greed for money. In all these cases the person is the slave of a passion, and his activity is in reality a "passivity" because he is driven; he is the sufferer, not the "actor." On the other hand a man sitting quiet and contemplating, with no purpose or aim except that of experiencing himself and his oneness with the world, is considered to be "passive", because he is not "doing" anything. In reality, this attitude of concentrated meditation is the highest activity there is, an activity of the soul, which is possible only under the condition of inner freedom and independence.”
― Erich Fromm, The Art of Loving

“There is no ideal world for you to wait around for. The world is always just what it is now, and it's up to you how you respond to it.”
― Isaac Marion, Warm Bodies

“Happiness is the greatest hiding place for despair.”
― Søren Kierkegaard