Quotes About Endurance

I'm not flailing now, as my muscles are rigid with the tension of holding myself together.

Es mejor no rendirte a ello. Resulta diez veces más difícil recuperarte que hundirte.

Oh, well. At least my blood is flowing.

Each day i wake and think at last this nightmare is over. But it never is.

I know,' says Greasy Sae. 'But you've got to go through it to get to the end of it. Better not be late.

Es como un juego, repetitivo, incluso algo tedioso después de más de veinte años. Aun así, sé que hay juegos mucho peores.

I'm banged up and bloody and someone seems to be hammering on my left temple from inside my skull.

Tuck in your tail, little duck.

I stand there, feeling broken and small, thousands of eyes trained on me.

I mean I know it's cold out here and not everybody has a sleeping bag. But when you grit your teeth and stick it out until dawn!

She's a survivor, that one.

My legs, arms, torso, underarms, and parts of my eyebrows have been stripped of the stuff, leaving me like a plucked bird, ready for roasting.

The heat of the bread burned into my skin, but I clutched it tighter, clinging to life.

I will die, in my own small way, undefeated.

Tomorrow will be more hopeful than this awful piece of time we call today

We're victors, remember? We're the ones who can survive anything they throw at us

The sun persists in rising, so I make myself stand.

But by afternoon, I know the end is coming. My legs are shaking and my heart is too quick. I keep forgetting exactly what I'm doing. I've stumbled repeatedly and managed to regain my feet, but when the stick slides out from under me, I finally tumble to the ground unable to get up. I let my eyes close.

The promise that life can go on, no matter how bad our losses.

Suzanne Collins

Dead, but not allowed to die.

Fire burns brighter in the darkness.

Remember, girl on fire," he says, "I'm still betting on you." He

I give up. Stop speaking, responding, refuse food and water. They can pump whatever they want into my arm, but it takes more than that to keep a person going once she's lost the will to live.