Quotes About Perseverance

It was farmers that took all that land and made it America...It was farmers that went over the mountains, and cleared the land, and settled it, and farmed it, and hung onto their land.

The creek would go down. It would be a gentle, pleasant place to play in again. But nobody could make it do that. Nobody could make it do anything. Laura knew now that there were things stronger than anybody. But the creek had not got her. It had not made her scream and it could not make her cry

has been ridden, but better head her onto the plowed ground. It will be harder going for her—so she won't be so frisky—and a soft place for you to light if you fall off." So when Laura was safely in the saddle

Rome wasn't built in a day

As she floundered on, plunging into the deep snow, she suddenly laughed aloud. Well, she thought, here I am. I dread to go on and I would not go back.

That was Laura, because she was so small.

I know you aren't speaking to me for some reason, but I care about you so much that I'll come here where I know I'll get spit on and abused, and I'll sit on that cold floor just to be near you!

I've never understood why people choose to do the things that are hardest for them.

And I was thinking that it was so weird that the world could keep turning. I mean, that honey would still need to be delivered and vegetables would have to be picked and laundry would need to be done when I was so miserable.

Sometimes life is hard for a good reason. Sometimes narratives serve no purpose beyond keeping you from the life you want.

Just walk up to your hell & give it a push. Run through it & i'll be waiting on the other side.

And I don't want to hurt anymore. I want to be someone who makes it through

Hell no. You're what saved you, kid. Not divine intervention.

I know what it does to you, I know. Maybe that's why we hold on as hard as we do. We just can't believe that such a miracle can happen to us twice. But it can, someday you'll find it again.

Lauraine Snelling

Lauraine Snelling

big house to the slave quarters was nothing short of miraculous as far as

things hoped for, the assurance of things unseen." "We must have faith." Kaaren closed the book in her lap. "Ja, we must," Ingeborg acknowledged. But

Lauraine Snelling

Patience is a virtue, but there comes a moment when you must stop being patient and take the day by the throat and shake it. If it fights back; fine. I'd rather end up bloody at the end of the day, then unhurt with no progress made, no knowledge gained. I'd rather have a no, then nothing. I'd forgotten that about myself.

Sticks and stones will break your bones, but failure will get you killed.

Every relationship is messed up. What makes it really perfect is if you still want to be there when things suck.

Stop what? Cheering you up? Or is life supposed to stop because you did something horrible? I'll tell you the real horrible truth, Anita. No matter what you do or how bad you feel about it, life just goes on. Life doesn't give a fuck that you're sorry or upset or deranged or tormented. Life just goes on, and you gotta go on with it, or sit in the middle of the road and feel sorry for yourself. And I don't see you doing that.

Sometimes it would be nice not to have to do my best. Sometimes it would just be nice not to have a crisis to deal with. - Anita Blake