Quotes About Resilience

Is it fair your life burns so short and bright? Death had asked. No such thing as fair, Frank told himself. If I'm going to burn, it might as well be bright.

Leo felt trapped. He'd once been stuck in a cave on top of Pikes Peak, surrounded by a pack of werewolves. Another time he'd been stuck in an abandoned factory with a family of evil Cyclopes. But this—standing in an open clearing with a dozen pretty girls—was much worse.

Imagine jumping into a pit of boiling acid. Now multiply that pain times fifty. -Percy

Far below, I heard Cacus bellowing as millions, maybe even thousands of filthy gallons of water slammed into him. Meanwhile, Annabeth alternately shouted, gagged, hit me, called me endearing pet names like, Idiot! Stupid--dirty--moron-- and topped it all off with Kill you!

Even when she looked scared, she had a lot of guts.

Luke's left side was bloody. His eyes were open—blue eyes, the way they used to be. His breath was a deep rattle. Good . . . blade, he croaked.

If i'm going to survive, it won't be because i have a lion-skin cloak. I'm not Hercules.

Jason sighed miserably. "That's supposed to be my job. I'm always the one who gets knocked in the head.

Nico remembered something Jason Grace had told him in the palace of Notus: Maybe it's time you come out of the shadows. If only I could, he thought. For the first time in his life, he had begun to fear the dark, because he might melt into it permanently.

Hello, Hazel Levesque.

Staying silent, staying away from him... that was the hardest thing I've ever done.

Things will work out - maybe just not the way you plan

Oh, yeah? Leo growled. Well, maybe you got the smoke, buddy, but I've got the fire.

When weak, act strong.

It was the heaviest thing I'd ever felt, as if I were being crushed under a thousand trucks. I wanted to black out from the pain, but I breathed deeply. I can do this.

Being turned into a lizard can really mess up your day.

Amir took a deep breath. To his credit, he didn't collapse, curl into a ball, or cry, all of which would have been perfectly acceptable responses to finding out there were squeaky-voiced beings in the sky that would invite you up their rainbow.

Do not despair. Heroes rarely live up to to our expectations

Stand your ground! Stheno yelled. I've got free samples!

Leo grabbed the neasrest thing he could find- a Porta-Potty seat- and threw it at the face. Leve me alone!

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

I'm scared, Nico mumbled. He was fiddling with something—a little metal toy soldier of some kind. Stop talking! Dr. Thorn said. Face me!

He pushed that thoughts away. He didn't like painful memories. Keep moving -- that was his motto. Don't dwell in things. Don't stay in one place too long. It was the only way to stay ahead of the sadness.

Grand buildings made her feel better--maybe because being in a place so permanent made her feel more permanent.