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Quotes About Rescue

But then a voice in me says, You're no hero. You're a coward. You only saved them from yourself.
~ Jennifer Niven
When I asked my extra-terrestrial friend why he took me in, he merely replied, What alternative did you have?
~ Emile Habiby
Satin occupied a couple of rooms which a chemist had furnished for her in order to rescue her from the clutches of the police; but in little over a year she had broken the furniture, knocked in the chairs and dirtied the curtains in such a frenzy of filth and disorder that the two rooms looked as if they were inhabited by a pack of mad cats.
~ Émile Zola
But you might as well bid a man struggling in the water, rest within arm's length of the shore! I must reach it first, and then I'll rest.
~ Emily Bronte
She does not know what she says. Will you ruin her, because she has not wit to help herself? Get up! You could be free instantly. That is the most diabolical deed that ever you did. We are all done for—master, mistress, and servant.
~ Emily Bronte
Love is its own rescue; for we, at our supremest, are but its trembling emblems.
~ Emily Dickinson
I would have drowned twice to save you sinking, dear.
~ Emily Dickinson
There are depths in every Consciousness, from which we cannot rescue ourselves - to which none can go with us.
~ Emily Dickinson
You must let me go first, Sue, because I live in the Sea always and know the Road. I would have drowned twice to save you sinking, dear, If I could only have covered your Eyes so you wouldn't have seen the Water.
~ Emily Dickinson
Me perdí cuando ya estaba salvada. Sentí que el mundo me dejaba atrás. Y ceñidos los lomos, al borde mismo de la Eternidad
~ Emily Dickinson
When Jack just rescued her Ma's, just succeeded doing the Great Escape: Want to go to Bed. They'll find us somewhere to sleep in a little while. No. Bed . You mean in Room? Ma's pulled back, she's staring in my eyes. Yeah. I've seen the world and I'm tired now.
~ Emma Donoghue
knots! 'Now, quick, let's go!' he cried. 'Sorry about tying you up, Oom-Boom-Boom, but you're not going to have Silky. Run everyone!' They ran up the winding passage and came out on the hillside. And oh, thank goodness, there was the rabbit waiting in his car! What a wonderful sight! Joe got to the car first.
~ Enid Blyton
We ought to get the RSPCA after them. It's cruel to push dogs through coal-holes and leave them there in the darkness. For all we know they have no food or drink.
~ Enid Blyton
Play along, the wink said. I'll get you out of this. At least Artemis hoped this was what his wink communicated and not something like 'Any chance of another kiss later?
~ Eoin Colfer
Holly is alive,' thought Foaly 'My princess lives,'exulted Orion. 'And we're chasing a dragon
~ Eoin Colfer
Of course I saved you, she said. I couldn't do without you. And because she was happy and flushed with magic, Holly leaned down and kissed Artemis, magic sparking around the contact like tiny fireworks.
~ Eoin Colfer
Artemis turned and stared at his friend with the blue eyes. Holly was staring back, and she was smiling. "I remember," she said aloud. "You saved me." Artemis smiled back. "It never happened," he said.
~ Eoin Colfer
All we can hope for is that he will fall into the ocean with a bar of soap in his pocket.
~ Eoin Colfer
When Holly Short had opened the door of her makeshift basement cell, she had found her helmet bouncing on the spot in front of her with a 3-D image of Foaly's face projected onto it. "That is really creepy
~ Eoin Colfer
We're off again, I suppose," said Mulch eventually. "Off on another save-the-world-nic-of-time-seat-of-your-pants adventure?
~ Eoin Colfer
Zevenenhalf uur om de wereld te redden. Is er niet een of andere wet die zegt dat we minstens vierentwintig uur de tijd krijgen? - Holly
~ Eoin Colfer
We hebben de wereld gered, of in ieder geval ervoor gezorgd dat de twee werelden niet met elkaar in botsing zijn gekomen.' Artemis knikte. 'Het wordt er niet eenvoudiger op. Misschien moet iemand anders het nu maar eens doen.' Holly gaf hem speels een stomp tegen zijn arm. 'Die stijl van ons heeft toch verder niemand?
~ Eoin Colfer
Deacon laughs. 'People like you and me, Dan, trouble sniffs us out. Maybe you can hide out for a while, maybe even a few years, but eventually someone needs to be saved or someone needs to be killed.
~ Eoin Colfer
Ze zou het hem nooit of te nimmer vertellen, maar als er ooit een mens ingeschakeld moest worden om het elfenvolk te redden, dan was Artemis vermoedelijk de beste kandidaat voor deze klus.
~ Eoin Colfer