“Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you. You must travel it by yourself.” — Walt Whitman · Leaves of Grass, 1855
“You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think.” — Marcus Aurelius · Meditations, Book 4
“Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.” — Seneca · Letters to Lucilius, c. 65 AD
“All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow.” — Leo Tolstoy · Anna Karenina, 1878
“The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.” — Fyodor Dostoevsky · The Brothers Karamazov, 1880