Quotes About Perseverance

We're all pretty much able to deal even with the worst that life can fire at us, if we simply admit that it is very difficult. I think that's the whole of the answer. We make our way, and effort and time give us cushion and dignity. And as we age, we're riding higher in the saddle, seeing more terrain. So it's an epiphany after all. You have it in your hand the whole time.

Of the five hundred who entered the winter, only sixty were alive by March. The situation was so desperate that they resorted to cannibalism.

I want to ask her about the swim itself, the day and everything that happened, but she shrugs it off. The swim didn't matter so much, she says. That's not the hard part, the part she's proud of. She's proud of the training.

I'm starting to understand that fear is like cancer - you can beat it back, but if it returns, it can be worse than ever.

If he turned his back on humanity now, it would be forever.

Because we live in a world under siege," I say. "Life sucks for mages and magicians- you taught me that. Bad things happen to those of us who get involved, but if we didn't fight, we'd be in an even worse state. None of it it's your fault, any more than it's the fault of the moon or the stars." Dervish nods slowly, then arches an eyebrow " The moon or the stars? " "I always get poetic when I'm dealing with self-pitying simpletons.

I won't die. I won't give those ghouls the pleasure. I'll live and grow strong. I'll escape, then hunt them down and make them suffer.

Alive is better than dead. Always.

I always knew there was power in the earth, but it must be much stronger than I imagined to resist such a relentless foe, day after day, night after night, year after year.

Find the heroism within yourself to play out the hand you've been dealt. The universe never sets a challenge that can't be met.

Do not be such a baby, he jeered, tugging my hands free. It hurts! I howled. Of course it does. He laughed. It hurt me too. Did you think becoming a vampire was easy? Get used to the pain. Much of it lies ahead.

I've lived and seen enough to know how difficult it is to settle for a small life when you're destined for greatness.

El tiempo nunca se detiene. Todos tenemos sitios a donde ir y obstáculos que superar

With such a small brain, I don't know how you made it this far.

As long as you're breathing, your story's still going.

Conquering the world was a simple thing; commanding one's spirit was the real challenge.

Life is a challenge," he once told me, "and only those who rise to the challenge truly know what it means to live.

Failure is always a bitter pill to swallow, Mr. Crepsley said.

We all have to do things we don't like in life.

It's useless, I groaned, sinking to the floor. It'd take months to get ready for this. I don't have a hope in hell. Of course you do! Vanez roared. Squatting beside me, he poked me in the ribs. Feel that? he asked, jabbing a sharp finger into the soft flesh of my belly. Ow! I slapped his hand away. Quit it! It's sharp? he asked, jabbing me again. It hurts? Yes! He grunted, jabbed me one more time, then stood. Imagine how much sharper the stakes in the Hall of Death are, he said.

It's like trying to hold on to a buttered pole, I grumbled. That's why you must grip harder. But it hurts. I'll cut my hands to shreds if I — Which would you rather? Vanez interrupted. Bloody hands or a stalagmite through your heart? That's a stupid question, I groaned.

The universe never sets a challenge that can't be met. You just need to believe in yourself in order to find the strength to face it.

Like worms, we've grabbed on to the talons of eagles and learned some small truths and means of flight.

The world might be going up in flames, but we have to carry on as normal