Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way.
fromEmmabyJane AustenWhy not seize the pleasure at once?—How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!
fromEmmabyJane AustenI like adventures, and I’m going to find some; I’m tired of being told that girls mustn’t run and climb and laugh out loud, as if joy were a crime, when all I want is to use the strength I have, and see where it will take me, and make something worth the trouble of being alive.
fromLittle WomenbyLouisa May AlcottLife and death appeared to me ideal bounds, which I should first break through, and pour a torrent of light into our dark world.
fromFrankensteinbyMary ShelleyLive! Live the wonderful life that is in you! Let nothing be lost upon you. Be always searching for new sensations. Be afraid of nothing… A new Hedonism—that is what our century wants.
fromThe Picture of Dorian GraybyOscar Wilde