Start living now. Mary Manin Morrissey

Start living now. Stop saving the good china for that special occasion. Stop withholding your love until that special person materializes. Every day you are alive is a special occasion. Every minute, every breath, is a gift from God. - Mary Manin Morrissey

Further reading: Life is no brief candle to me - George Bernard Shaw 

  Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance. 

  The most difficult phase of life is not when no one understands you, it is when you don't understand yourself. - Anonymous