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Quotes About Determination

I'll show you how, Peter said. Stop hiding behind your ignorance.
~ Diana Wynne Jones
Howl pointed a shaky hand up toward the canopy of his bed. "That's why I love spiders. 'If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try, again.' I keep trying," he said with great sadness. "But I brought it on myself by making a bargain some years ago, and I know I shall never be able to love anyone properly now." The water running out of Howl's eyes was definitely tears now.
~ Diana Wynne Jones
I don't think I will get married," Polly said as she stood up. "I'm going to train to be a hero instead.
~ Diana Wynne Jones
And suddenly, as if her head had cleared, she was quite sure that wonderful things did indeed exist. Even if they're only in my own mind, she thought, they're there and worth fighting for. I mustn't give in.
~ Diana Wynne Jones
You go and find who you really are, and don't let anyone stop you.
~ Diana Wynne Jones
It was time for a strong-minded woman to take charge. Abdullah was quite glad that Sophie was one.
~ Diana Wynne Jones
Funny the way it was never enough to swear and promise just the once. You seemed to have to rethink and repromise every time the subject came up.
~ Diana Wynne Jones
Bye, pet. You go and find who you really are, and don't let anyone stop you.
~ Diana Wynne Jones
Howl said, "I think we ought to live happily ever after," and she thought he meant it. Sophie knew that living happily ever after with Howl would be a good deal more eventful than any story made it sound, though she was determined to try.
~ Diana Wynne Jones
You can't be fussy when you're off to seek your fortune.
~ Diana Wynne Jones
I've been feeling rather bloodthirsty lately, and saving the world seemed a good way to use it.
~ Diana Wynne Jones
Sophie scrubbed on vigorously. "You'll be much happier when it's all nice and clean," she said. "But I'm miserable now!" Michael protested.
~ Diana Wynne Jones
she knew that if anyone wanted to turn her out now, they were going to have to use extreme and violent magic to do it.
~ Diana Wynne Jones
Estoy aquí para limpiar! -le gritó Sophie. -Entonces vaya encontrándole otro sentido a su vida. -dijo Howl.
~ Diana Wynne Jones
Se a princípio não tiver sucesso, tente, tente, tente novamente.
~ Diana Wynne Jones
if anyone wanted to turn her out now, they were going to have to use extreme and violent magic to do it.
~ Diana Wynne Jones
That was Sophie's trouble. She was remorseless, but she lacked method.
~ Diana Wynne Jones
When there's need enough, a way can often be found.
~ Diana Wynne Jones
One of the most remarkable things about Antonina was her determination to include play, animals, wonder, curiosity, marvel, and a wide blaze of innocence in a household where all dodged the ambient dangers, horrors, and uncertainties. That takes a special stripe of bravery rarely valued in wartime. While
~ Diane Ackerman
Listen, I'd rather lie naked in a plowed field under an incontinent horse for a week than have to read that paragraph again!
~ Diane Ackerman
Seres tan encariñados con su libertad como los seres humanos saben cómo volver a plantear casi cualquier tema. Si hay una cosa en la que realmente nos mostramos magistrales, es en empujar los límites, inventar estrategias, encontrar caminos para rodear las verdades más impías, tomar a la vida por las solapas y sacudirla sin piedad. Es cierto que la vida tiende a devolver los golpes, pero eso nunca ha bastado para deternos.
~ Diane Ackerman
She had a very traditional Catholic upbringing and that didn't deter her. On the contrary it strengthened her determination to be true to herself, to follow her heart, even though it meant enduring a lot of self-sacrifice. Intrigued
~ Diane Ackerman
The discouragement masquerades as the impossibility.
~ Diane Arbus
I must begin at whatever pace is possible, to work on the book of my own that i vaguely keep assuming lies at the end of the rainbow. It is after all my rainbow and if I don't do it no one else will...Survival is the secret so you really can't afford to doubt yourself for long because you are all you've got. The only thing to do is to go the limit with it. Exceed.
~ Diane Arbus