“Try as much as possible to be wholly alive, with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell and when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough.”
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Saroyan, W. (n.d.). Try as much as possible to be wholly alive, with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell and when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/26832-try-as-much-as-possible-to-be-wholly/
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Saroyan, William. “Try as much as possible to be wholly alive, with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell and when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/26832-try-as-much-as-possible-to-be-wholly/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Saroyan, William. “Try as much as possible to be wholly alive, with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell and when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/26832-try-as-much-as-possible-to-be-wholly/.