Quotes About Resilience

Yeah, I knew," he finally said, his voice soft. "I always knew I'd do whatever it took. Living in a trailer park, running in a pack of barefoot kids . . . my whole life was already set out for me, and I sure as hell didn't like the looks of it. So I always knew I'd take my chance when I got it. And if it didn't come, I'd make something happen.

I heard your guts had been blasted out," he said to Sebastian. "But since you don't look to be a ghost, I suppose the story was false." "Actually, it's true," Sebastian replied, his gaze chilling. "But the devil wouldn't have me.

You can never be truly happy in a life unless you have known a sorrow. All terrible things we have gone through in life have created spaces inside us where happiness can live Not to mention love.

The next time someone shoots at you… try ducking.

I'll be a Winterborne," Helen said calmly. "They should worry about that I'll think of them.

Are you a lefty?" he asked with amiable interest. "No. But if this hand gets bitten off, I'll still have my good one to write with.

If one doesn't do something well, it shouldn't be done." "I don't agree," she protested. "Sometimes the effort should be made even if the results aren't perfect.

Let us don our armor of control."-Lady Berwick

Heath had been there to help her, letting her draw from his strength. Did she have enough strength to sustain him in the same way?

Sometimes the fractures in two separate souls became the very hinges that held them together.

Of course. Women are agile and fast." Poppy smiled ruefully. "Not enough to elude you, it seems." - Harry & Poppy

Sometimes the only difference between life and death is the ability to retain the smallest scrap of hope.

Let her cover the mark as she will,'" he quoted sardonically, "'the pang of it will always be in her heart.

That's what life is. One problem after another. You can't control any of it. All you can do is reach out for something good whenever you can. And hold on no matter what.

I've had no time for sweethearting. To be sure, I've no' met the woman who could tempt me away from a single life." Merritt's brows lifted. "What kind of woman will she be?" "I'll expect I'll know when I find her.

I cry too easily," she said in vexation. "I always have. I hate it." "Why?" "It shows weakness." "It shows strength," he said. "Stoic people are the weak ones.

What if no one will have us here either?" "Then we'll become a pair of wicked old spinsters, romping back and forth across Europe.

Am I dealing with stubbornness, idiocy, or some combination of the two?" "-Cam Rohan

It is always more difficult for the people who swim against the current, Sophia

Would it help," he asked gently, "to have a shoulder to cry on?" She fought to conceal how much the question unnerved her. "Thank you, but no." Carefully she dropped the herbs into the kettle. "Crying is a waste of time." "' To weep is to make less the depth of grief.'" "Is that a Romany saying?" "Shakespeare.

Americans and romance. It's like watching a bird try to fly with one wing.

Dear Lord," she said in a strangled whisper. "I can bear it for a while…but please don't let it hurt forever." She was motionless

Cassandra grinned up at him, well aware that she was perspiring and bedraggled, with soot marks on her yellow dress. "You probably thought Pandora was the cause of all our misadventures. But as you see, I'm capable of getting into trouble all on my own." "Pandora would be proud," Devon said dryly, amusement flickering in his eyes.

in my opinion some things about you would not change no matter what has happened to your memory.