Quotes About Survival

when you found yourself alive at the end of it, you were no longer sure whether that was a good thing.

I want to be judged by who I am as a person, not by what happened to me. In fact, all the bad things have only contributed to my confidence and sense of self, because I survived them and became a better and stronger person.

Ultimately, what really matters is not just the experiences you have at a young age, but whether or not you are equipped-by your parents, by your genetics, by your education-to survive and deal with them.

Butterflies are a cold-blooded species. That's why in the country you'll often see them sitting in the middle of the road. Try not to hit them with your car! (The butterfly does not survive this process.)

Birds are facing change on a scale unknown in their evolutionary history. This is a result of the Anthropocene—the new epoch of man-made change that is contributing to what has been called the sixth mass extinction.

What kind of intelligence allows a bird to anticipate the arrival of a distant storm? Or find its way to a place it has never been before, though it may be thousands of miles away? Or precisely imitate the complex songs of hundreds of other species? Or hide tens of thousands of seeds over hundreds of square miles and remember where it put them six months later? (I would flunk these sorts of intelligence tests as readily as birds might fail mine.)

We dig up dinosaurs to try and figure out what happened to them. Perhaps someday dinosaurs, in the form of corvids, will dig us up to figure out what happened to us.

If ye get into trouble, if one of the English soldiers grabs ye, jab this into him, hard as ye can, and run like the devil. Don't be squeamish or hesitate, because he'll do much worse to you." Mary nodded, her eyes grave. "I understand." She did, the little love. Mal pretended to shiver. "Now I know why Englishmen don't let their ladies fight alongside them. The women would take over in a heartbeat.

Among industrialized countries, the U.S. ranks 29th in infant survival.

It seemed like the only way to keep breathing was to focus on the here and now, moment by moment, keeping my mind frozen cold to anything else.

The wolves in the woods have sharp teeth and long claws, but it's the wolf inside who will tear you apart.

Here are the things girls die of: hunger, disease, accidents, childbirth, and violence. It takes more than heartache to kill a girl. Girls are tough as rocks.

The worst day above ground is better than any day under it.

Dead man, you are dead wrong. The world goes on, stupid and brutal, but I do not. Can't you see? I do not.

So, besides Ava being lost in a swamp full of homicidal maniacs, and Astrid swimming off to meet the king of homicidal maniacs, what other insurmountable problems are we facing tonight? - Sera

As I turned to go, I nearly trod on the body of a young robin half hidden in the grass. Its wings were twisted and bent. Its body stiff and bloodied. 'A hawk's work,' I thought, wondering if the robin had seen the brilliant blue of the sky and felt the sun on its back before its wings were broken.

Sophie lowered her head into her hands, feeling as if she were made of the thinnest glass, so brittle and fragile that the softest tap could shatter her. She had escaped death only to come face-to-face with it once more.

He had to hide his heart. It was the only way he could survive!

Run home. Slam the door. Throw the bolt. It won't help. The wolves in the woods have sharp teeth and long claws, but it's the wolf inside that will tear you apart.

Los lobos del bosque tienen dientes afilados y largas zarpas, pero es el lobo de tu interior el que acabara por destrozarte.

Te diré qué mata a las muchachas: el hambre, la enfermedad, los accidentes, el parto y la violencia. Se necesita algo más que un corazón herido para matar a una mujer. Las mujeres son fuertes como rocas.

El mundo sigue adelante, estúpido y brutal. Pero yo no. Yo no.

Every strong swimmer has a story about nearly drowning.

I had cancer, you fuck!