“Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell.”

— William Saroyan, Preface to The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze (1934)

About William Saroyan

1908 – 1981

American writer, author of "The Human Comedy".

“All things lie dark in possibility.”

“Genius is play, and man's capacity for achieving genius is infinite, and many may achieve genius only through play.”

“All I can do is write my stories for mankind, and rest easy.”

“We don't beat the reaper by living longer, but by living well, and living fully.”

“Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.”

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”

“Without music, life would be a mistake.”

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.”

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“The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.”