Quotes About Resilience

Here and there among the pines are rowans, with ripe coral berries; now the berries are falling, heavy clusters striking the earth. So they reap themselves and sow themselves again, an inconceivable abundance to be squandered every single year. Over three hundred clusters I can count on a single tree. And here and there about are flowers still in bloom, obstinate things that will not die, though their time is really past.

He was hungry, and his first thought was to collect a dozen or two gulls' eggs to make a meal. But embryo chicks were forming in all of them. So he rowed out to do some fishing and was more succesful. He lived on fish from day to day and sang and whiled the time away and ruled over the island. When it rained he too shelter beneath a splendid overhangig rock. At night he slept on a patch of grass and the sun never set.

Someday all you will have to light your way will be a single ray of hope and that will be enough.

Be good to yourself. If you don't take care of your body, where will you live?

Vergiss Kränkungen, doch Vergiss Freundlichkeiten nie.

If you are looking for something, don't go sit on the seashore and expect it to come and find you; you must search, search, search with all the stubbornness in you!

And I also know how important it is in life not necessarily to be strong but to feel strong. To measure yourself at least once. To find yourself at least once in the most ancient of human conditions. Facing the blind death stone alone, with nothing to help you but your hands and your own head.

Lothaire is very much alive." "You swear?" "Often. Though not as much as foul-mouthed Regin. I try not to in front of Bertil." She petted the bat. "I meant—will Lothaire live?" "He will.

This is a kill-or-be-killed scenario, leech, Regin the Radiant, a glowing-skinned millennium-old swordswoman, told Ellie in a baleful tone. So raise your weapon and prepare for your end. 'Cause I'm about to take your head. Ellie yawned. Ten days of this was getting old. Girl, I don't wanna play video games anymore.

Inside the half-basement, they found Wroth alongside Garreth, grappling to hold up the ceiling. The vampire's voice was incongruously calm when he asked, What kind of idiot would find this a worthy plan?

Some men would take happiness where they found it. Especially when they have absolutely no promise of it anywhere else. [Rydstrom]

Evangeline, he sighed. It ain't ever goan to be easy with you, is it?

This mountain of a man was learning that his considerable might- which he'd clearly relied on for everything - was futile with her.

I told you once and I'll tell you again: there's nothing that can happen to you that we can't get past. Just give me a chance to get to you. Promise me. Jack... Promise me. You doan leave me again. I promise. Staring at his lips, I said, Would you always come for me? He drunkenly murmured, Chase you like a junkyard dog.

Nix had told Emma before she'd left for Europe that on this trip she would 'do that which you were born to do.' Apparently, Emma was born to get kidnapped by a deranged Lykae. Her fate sucked.

Dear puss, Is this all you've got? Why don't you strap on your big girl panties and come face me yourself? Unless you fear that the Nixanator will spank Omort's wittle bottom. By the way, you've taken one of the most respected leaders in our army. We're going to want him back. Especially since Sabine can't break him. Bringing it, Nix the Ever-Knowing, Soothsayer Without Equal, General of the New Army of Vertas

I'm on a man-fast. Why bother with them? the good ones are always taken. Or they're weirdly uminterested in a capricious wild child with continuous legal problems~ Carrow the Incarcerated

My mom could be really fierce. A regular Frau Badass.

Once I'm free, we're going to find out exactly how much pain you can endure while remaining conscious. I won't stop until you tell me where my ring is. He leaned in to say at his ear, I'll be sure to make you feel your loss .

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.

Even over the rumble of the quakes, I thought I heard Jack rasp, Bebe? Then louder: Doan you do this! I gasped out, T-take care of him, Jack- Death yanked me to him, sweeping me up in his arms. I fought him with any strength I had left, hyperventilating, dulling my claws on his armor, not even scratching it. Death just laughed. Evie! EVIE! Jack's bellows grew fainter as the light brightened. I'm comin' for you! You know I will!

Go tae your hands again…let me give it tae you. Lachlain MacRieve

Your mortal's storming the slaver den. Aric's tone was half-amused, half-approving. I'm hereby inviting myself on his incursion.

Face it, Nat, this is one tiger who will never be jumping through your flaming hoop--