Quotes About Survival

Ten little Indian boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were nine.

It was on the fourth day that the stewardess finally urged me up on deck. Under the impression that I should die quicker below, I had steadfastly refused to leave my bunk. She now tempted me with the advent of Madeira. Hope rose in my breast. I could leave the boat and go ashore and be a parlourmaid there. Anything for dry land.

One little soldier boy left all alone; He went and hanged himself and then there were None.

She didn't want to die. She couldn't imagine wanting to die…Death was for—for other people.

for a minute her good-natured blue eyes were hard and sharp; she was the female fighting for existence—"that

When a man's neck's in danger, he doesn't stop to think too much about sentiment.

Ten little soldier boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were Nine. Nine

The delicate exotic flower has to have the shelter of the greenhouse—it cannot endure the cold winds. It is the common weed that thrives in the wintry air—but it is not to be prized higher on that account.

The world is becoming a difficult place to live in—except for the strong.

Vera cried: 'Don´t you see? We´re the Zoo...Last night, we were hardly human any more. We´re the Zoo...

move, hoping to save itself by its immobility.

To have known, at close quarters, what absolute evil means, is to be armoured against what life can do to you.

Oui... sans son regard fulgurant, sans ses yeux de lynx, Hercule Poirot serait peut-être mort écrasé, à l'heure qu'il est. Quelle effroyable calamité pour l'humanité toute entière ! Vous aussi, mon bon ami, vous auriez pu y rester ; mais cela n'aurait pas été une catastrophe nationale.

One little soldier boy left all alone; He went and hanged himself And then there were None. Frank Green, 1869

One little soldier boy left all alone." How did it end? Oh, yes! "He got married and then there were none.

Over time I learned that objects and animals are true friends. In the forest I was surrounded by trees, bushes, birds, and small animals. I was not afraid of them. I was sure that they would do nothing harmful to me. I became familiar with cows and with horses, and they provided me with a warmth that has remained with me to this very day. Sometimes it seemed to me that what saved me were the animals I encountered along the way, not the human beings.

Il pericolo era grande, ma eravamo pronti a rischiare e nascondemmo il bambino dentro una cassa. Di notte toglievamo il coperchio per dargli da bere e da mangiare. Durante quell'autunno il pensiero di avere un bambino nella baracca cambiò la nostra vita: facevamo a gara a chi gli avrebbe dato la propria razione. Ciascuno di noi lottava per offrirgliela.

During the war, I honed my sense of suspicion into a fine art. Before approaching a house, a stable, or a barn, I would bend down to the ground and listen, sometimes for hours. By the sounds, I could tell if there were people there, and how many. People were always a sign of danger.

I spent much of the war flat on the ground, listening. Among other things, I learned to listen to the birds. They are remarkable harbingers, not only of imminent rain, but also of bad people and wild beasts.

At the end of the day everybody is doing what they can to get by

Dr Leila Gupta found that most children had witnessed extreme violence and did not expect to survive. Two-thirds of the children interviewed had seen somebody killed by a rocket and scattered corpses or body parts. More than 70 per cent had lost a family member and no longer trusted adults. 'They all suffer from flashbacks, nightmares and loneliness. Many said they felt their life was not worth living anymore,' said Dr Gupta. Every norm of family life had been destroyed in the war.

When Allah had made the rest of the world, He saw that there was a lot of rubbish left over, bits and pieces and things that did not fit anywhere else. He collected them all together and threw them down on to the earth. That was Afghanistan

When Allah had made the rest of the world, He saw that there was a lot of rubbish left over, bits and pieces and things that did not fit anywhere else. He collected them all together and threw them down on to the earth. That was Afghanistan,' the

the forest remembers that the last word can only be the flaming cry of the bird of ruins in the bowl of the storm