Quotes About Adversity

Faith that you will find a way to make wine out of your sour grapes.

I was a fight to the death, and I felt great.

I hate the word 'demigod'. I prefer 'being born with a target on my back. - Blitzen

I have brought you a hero's fate, and a hero's fate is never happy. It is never anything but tragic.

Maybe I should have resented him, but I didn't. After losing my mother, I didn't have patience for grudges. My years on the street had taught me that it was pointless to whine and moan about what you could've had - what you deserved, what was fair. I was just happy to have this moment.

She decided to make his life as terrible, tragic and complicated as possible, so that some day Percy Jackson would have a really hard time writing about it.

Now, wait a second,' said Annabeth. 'That's not what either of us said. In fact, I would say that you and Nico have one big advantage.' Percy nodded. 'You two have each other.' Nico squinted at him. 'Um … okay? What does that mean? Besides sounding like a cheesy Hallmark card.' 'It's exactly what it sounds like,' said Annabeth. 'Because that cheesiness is what's going to make the journey survivable.

Sometimes things don't end okay.

No hero is above fear.

something inside me clicked, like an engine shifting into higher gear. My thinking suddenly became faster and clearer. The anger and fear didn't go away, but I realized they weren't important. They weren't going to help me...

Why did it have to be so hard? Why couldn't there be a happily-ever-after ride-into-the-sunset feeling all the time?

The real world is where the monsters are. That's where you learn whether you're any good or not.

They were thirty feet away—much too far to reach the elevator—but Leo pulled out a screwdriver and chucked it like a throwing knife. An impossible shot. The screwdriver spun straight past Clytius and slammed into the UP button.

Laughter is a good way to hide pain- Leo Valdez

You'll find your destiny, and your hard journey will finally make sense. But first you must face many sorrows. I regret that, but heroes cannot be shaped any other way.

It wasn't so much a survival plan as a plan for dying in a different place, but we grimly went to work.

Your journey has shaped you, made you both kind and great.

Nothings ever easy!!!!

Surrender . . .sacrificing my life or suffering in order to change what needs to be changed

You can't grow strong without resistance.

Failure is a part of everyone's journey. But it is your attitude toward failure that will determine your ultimate success.

You will be tested by major changes, delayed promises, impossible problems, unanswered prayers, undeserved criticism, and even senseless tragedies.

Every problem is a character-building opportunity, and the more difficult it is, the greater the potential for building spiritual muscle and moral fiber. Paul said, "We know that these troubles produce patience. And patience produces character.

Every problem is a character-building opportunity, and the more difficult it is, the greater the potential for building spiritual muscle and moral fiber.