Quotes About Adversity

Where hard life makes some maudlin to the point of weeping at mere memory, it grants others a curious immunity to suffering. Like the slaves who work the charcoal pits, their skin grows hardened to the pinch of fire and coals, insensible to burning things.

You know the rule of the slog, boys. The knee that buckles pulls ten men down.

Do not welcome self-pity. It is but a poor guest who will rob you of much joy and energy.

Despite the loud booing from Shari and Greg, Bird managed to punch the ball past the shortstop for a single. "Lucky hit!" Greg yelled, cupping his hands into a megaphone. Bird pretended not to hear him.

Seriously," Shane said, "this kind of is the worst situation we've ever been in, right?" "Speak for yourself," Michael said. "I got myself killed last year. Twice." "Oh yeah. You're right—last year really sucked for you.

Hess laughed. You know, I thought you were a mousy little thing when I first saw you, Claire, but you're not, are you? Not underneath. Oh, I am mousy, she said.All this scares the hell out of me. But I don't know what else to do, sir, except try. Even a mouse bites.

Not everything is about beating your head against the wall until it breaks." "Just most things.

I stand corrected. Afternoons are hard. Mornings are pure evil from the pits of hell

How can you smell this good after the kind of crappy day we've had? I sweat perfume. Like all girls.

You know, I thought you were a mousy little thing when I first saw you, Claire, but you're not, are you? Not underneath. Oh, I am mousy, she said. All this scares the hell out of me. But I don't know what else to do, sir, except try. Even a mouse bites.

The rule of the Morrell family was over, and Richard owned a used-car lot and Monica worked at a nail salon, until one day she got run over by a bus. Very sad.

What are you going to do? Are you going to live in the dark, locked in here? Afraid to look out, answer the door, leave? Yes, he's out there, and he's clearly not going to leave you alone until one of three things happens: he hurts you and gets arrested, or he makes a mistake and gets arrested, or you stop him.

We never wanted to conquer the world, only our fears.

At the very leadt, we can grab Monica and hustle her skanky ass back to her dad wile you brave, strong menfolk hold off the bad guys. Right?

The world doesn't end, Claire. In the morning, the survivors start to build again. It's way of things. The human way.

Desperate people do desperate things. You cannot be one of them. You must be better.

Afternoons are hard. Mornings are pure evil from the pits of hell, which is why I don't do them anymore.

In real life, you don't get a reset, and you don't get extra lives, and I got the crap pounded out of me.

I'm all right, Nic, Wolfe said, and finally looked at him. We walked through the dungeons under Rome, survived Philadelphia, and this perfumed cage won't bring us to our knees. We're all stronger than that. All right, Santi said. But don't ask me to stop standing next to you. Because you know I will, however much you shout about it.

But everyone runs from the monster.Everyone except the monster slayer

I never did have much, so having it rough came with the territory. I was conditioned for it.

No, no era una superheroína, pero era otra cosa. Era una persona... con recursos.

Clumsiness would be just as deadly an opponent.

You are strong in spite of him. Not because of him.