Quotes About Persistence

Senza rendersene conto, aveva scoperto una legge importantissima che regola l'agire umano: e cioè che per indurre un uomo o un ragazzo a desiderare qualcosa, basta far sì che quella cosa risulti difficile da ottenere.

I must read. I must read. I must read.

Come morning I found the day as I have found every other day--without relief or explanation.

There is no such thing as the last straw. There is only hay.

I'm so tired. Sleep's been stalking me for too long to remember. Inevitable I suppose.

You have to let the water run awhile and even though it remains icy, part of you still refuses to believe it won´t change, especially if you wait a little longer or open up the valve a little more. So you wait but no matter how many minutes run by, you still see no steam, you still feel no heat.

Let the cold water run. It's gotta warm up eventually. Right?

And no, it hasn't gone away. The elusive it is still here with me. But there's very little I can do.

We cannot rest within those walls, we have to struggle past them.

And to tell you the truth I was never sure I was going to make it until I finally did.

The voice was crippled, but it dragged its way towards her.

It was one of those moments of perfect tiredness, of having conquered not only the work at hand, but the night who had blocked the way.

I always marvel at the humans' ability to keep going. They always manage to stagger on even with tears streaming down their faces.

I also fear that nothing really ends at the end. Things just keep going as long as memory can wield its ax, always finding a soft part in your mind to cut through and enter.

You ever hear a dog cry, Steve? You know, howling so loud it's almost unbearable?' He nodded. 'I reckon they howl like that because they're so hungry it hurts, and that's what I feel in me every day of my life. I'm so hungry to be somethin' - to be somebody. You hear me?' He did. 'I'm not lyin' down ever. Not for you. Not for anyone.' I ended it. 'I'm hungry, Steve.' Sometimes I think they're the best words I've ever said. 'I'm hungry.

It's the story of one of those perpetual survivors- an expert at being left behind.

Say something enough times and you never forget it.

The word maybe was beginning to annoy me, because the only thing that was fixed was that maybe would be with me forever.

También me temo que nada finaliza realmente cuando llega el fin. Los recuerdos permanecen mientras son capaces de blandir su espada y encontrar un punto blando en la mente para hacer un tajo y penetrar en ella.

I'd wanted to stay on that porch with him until the sun shone bright on both of us, but I didn't. I stood up and walked down the steps. I'd rather chase the sun than wait for it.

Words are so heavy, she thought, but as the night wore on, she was able to complete eleven pages

We run straight through the laughter of the night.

She did not produce it easily, but when it came, she had a starving smile.

Me temo que nada finaliza realmente cuando llega el fin. Los recuerdos permanecen mientras son capaces de blandir su espada y encontrar un punto blando en la mente para hacer un tajo y penetrar en ella.