5 Quotes & Sayings By Jonathan Larson

Jonathan Larson was born in New York City on May 8, 1964. He wrote and directed the musical "Rent," which opened at the rock opera Theater of the Living Arts in Philadelphia on October 19, 1996. This production ran for 1,566 performances and has since been performed across the world and translated into over twenty-five languages. Larson died of AIDS-related complications on November 26, 1996.

The heart may freeze, or it can burn. The pain...
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The heart may freeze, or it can burn. The pain will ease and I can learn. There is no future, there is no past. I live this moment as, my last. Jonathan Larson
Forget regret, or life is yours to miss. No other...
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Forget regret, or life is yours to miss. No other path, no other way, no day but today. Jonathan Larson
Give into love or live in fear.
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Give into love or live in fear. Jonathan Larson
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In these dangerous times, where it seems that the world is ripping apart at the seams, we all can learn how to survive from those who stare death squarely in the face every day and [we] should reach out to each other and bond as a community, rather than hide from the terrors of life at the end of the millennium. Jonathan Larson