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Quotes About Adversity

Now, after my confession, I felt battered, like one of those dolls that always bounces back up when hit. But here's the thing - those silly dolls get hit all the more for it.
~ Kresley Cole
We fail; we learn. Unless we fail to learn.
~ Kresley Cole
I believe in times of adversity there's a line that is sometimes drawn, a line that separates your old life from your new. You cross the line, you'll never be the same.
~ Kresley Cole
So three Bagmen and a slaver go into a bar . . ." Finn began as the wails grew closer. Selena whipped her head around, hissing, "Are you serious, Magician? They're almost here." "What?" Finn whispered. "Just because we're about to be swarmed by bloodthirsty zombies doesn't mean we can't have a laugh." Matthew made a eureka! hand gesture. "Zomedy!" "Damn straight, Matto.
~ Kresley Cole
Those years ago when I was down in that basement, I wish I had known that on the other side of the world, there was a bold little girl fighting for her pride. And that she would come into my life one day to make it brighter.
~ Kresley Cole
Rub some dirt on it. S'll be fine." "Rub some dirt, then?" he repeated, unable to keep the amusement from his tone. "I like your attitude, lass.
~ Kresley Cole
Te sentiste bien al montar y salvarla, ¿no? Imagina lo bien que ella se siente cada ve que vence a sus enemigos... Por su cuenta
~ Kresley Cole
Then I remembered something. I was Lark freaking Inukai. I sat up, swiping my tears away. I defanged killers. I defused their aggression. I found out their weaknesses and exploited them ruthlessly. You don't know me, Death. Every
~ Kresley Cole
What would Ripley do? When in a jam, Carrow often thought of how Ellen Ripley, the legendary badasstress of the Alien quadrilogy, would figure her way out.
~ Kresley Cole
You'll move through worlds," the female murmured, as if imparting a secret to Lanthe. "In one realm, hurt. In one realm, leave. In one realm, cleave. In one realm, shine.
~ Kresley Cole
Everyone will just figure this week was Evie's red-light at the Y. When I'm OTR, I scourge the halls like Godzilla. Your little la-la-land thing is cute compared to the breathing of actual fire.
~ Kresley Cole
I see. Obviously, you lost the Hie. Who won?" "The vampire." "A vampire beat you? And a witch cursed you? Damn, Scot, seems you're having a fuck-all month.
~ Kresley Cole
I can't steer, can't change. Before there were waves or eddies; now stone. Our enemies laugh.
~ Kresley Cole
This raccoon ain't treed just yet. . . .
~ Kresley Cole
Nonetheless, onward. That was the circus's battle cry, the motto Ren lived by.
~ Kresley Cole
Girls like me don't make it to the end of the story.
~ Kresley Cole
People allow themselves to be defeated
~ Kristen D. Randle
Forget what I said. None of that matters, you know why? Because it's still a choice. Everyone gets hurt. It's what you do with it that matters.' 'Can you change how you feel?' 'No. But you can change how you act.
~ Kristen Heitzmann
Bo felt sorry for Jiminy that she had to expend so much effort to ask a simple question. What a difficult way to go through life. He had his challenges, but most of them felt imposed from the outside, not created within.
~ Kristin Gore
If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: in love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are.
~ Kristin Hannah
Men tell stories. Women get on with it. For us it was a shadow war. There were no parades for us when it was over, no medals or mentions in history books. We did what we had to during the war, and when it was over, we picked up the pieces and started our lives over.
~ Kristin Hannah
In love we find out who we want to be, in war we find out who we are.
~ Kristin Hannah
Strife and chaos always traveled hand in hand with opportunity, though. It was just a question of whether one was strong and clever enough to take advantage.
~ Kyle Mills
My devil is winning.
~ Kyra Davis