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Quotes About Endurance

Water is nothing if not ingemination, an encore to the tenacity of life.
~ Terry Tempest Williams
This is the Hour of Land, when our mistakes and shortcomings must be placed in the perspective of time. The Hour of Land is where we remember what we have forgotten: We are not the only species who lives and dreams on the planet. There is something enduring that circulates in the heart of nature that deserves our respect and attention.
~ Terry Tempest Williams
Every day, I walked. It was not a meditation, but survival, one foot in the front of the other, with my eyes focused down, trying to stay steady.
~ Terry Tempest Williams
Desert strategies are useful: In times of drought, pull your resources inward; when water is scarce, find moisture in seeds; to stay strong and supple, send a taproot down deep; run when required, hide when necessary; when hot go underground; do not fear darkness, it's where one comes alive.
~ Terry Tempest Williams
Good work is a stay against despair.
~ Terry Tempest Williams
we need not lose hope, we just need to locate where it dwells.
~ Terry Tempest Williams
I wish I was at p[peace now, but the desert has become my heartbreak. Perhaps that is the nature of deserts- to break us open, wear us down to bedrock.
~ Terry Tempest Williams
But human anatomy and human endurance are variable. While the much younger nun had succumbed to her injuries, Ursula's heart kept beating, her body unwilling to surrender its soul. Not a miracle, merely one of those quirks of fate, like the child who survives a fall from a sixth-floor window, and is only scratched.
~ Tess Gerritsen
When you cannot see where you are going, when you do not know your final destination, every hour is its own eternity.
~ Tess Gerritsen
muscles burned and her knees ached, but she did not stop. She owed that much to him and would not abandon him a second
~ Tess Gerritsen
They slept because they were exhausted and weak and because most human beings can learn to endure almost anything, even the cries of the tormented. It was not that their hearts had hardened; it was because they could do nothing about it, and powerlessness leads to its own form of serenity.
~ Tess Gerritsen
Ac?m t?pk? organlar?m? kemiren bir yarat?k gibi hala canl?.Ölmeyecek.Ölmeyi reddediyor.Onu oraya sen koydun, sen ektin, embriyoya onca y?l?n besinini verdin.Ve sonra yürüyüp gittin. Bana iyilik yapt???n? söyledin.Åžimdi ayr?lmak daha iyi, eÄŸer bu iÅŸ uzarsa sadece daha fazla ac? verecek, dedin. Ac? çekmenin ne olduÄŸunu bilmiyorsun…
~ Tess Gerritsen
Survival is only the first step.
~ Tess Gerritsen
The greatest challenge in writing your book is maintaining the drive to finish it.
~ Tess Gerritsen
Resilient trees can weather a violent storm because their roots are deep and firm.
~ Thích Nh?t H?nh
Life waits patiently for true heroes. It is dangerous when those aspiring to be heroes cannot wait until they find themselves.
~ Thích Nh?t H?nh
It is by persevering that one conquers difficulties, not by running away from them. One who perseveres is sure to triumph. Victory goes to the most enduring. Always do your best and the Lord will take care of the results. Words of The Mother, vol.14, p.173
~ The Mother
Whole branches of Judaism may wither and fall, but the trunk remains
~ Theodor Herzl
She had learned long ago that life was difficult. One had to live it with courage
~ Theodora Goss
Not this time.
~ Theodora Goss
Nothing would give up life: Even the dirt keeps breathing a small breath.
~ Theodore Roethke
O my poor words, bear with me.
~ Theodore Roethke
A lively understandable spirit Once entertained you. It will come again. Be still. Wait.
~ Theodore Roethke
Hasta la soledad tiene un límite para quienes están suficientemente solos durante suficiente tiempo
~ Theodore Sturgeon