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Quotes About Strength

I flinch. "Don't feel sorry for me, okay? Not ever. It makes my skin crawl.
~ E. Lockhart
It is true I suffer migraines since my accident. It is true I do not suffer fools.
~ E. Lockhart
She made me act normal. Because I was. Because I could. She told me to breathe and sit up. And
~ E. Lockhart
She would love herself, even with her sadness and her distractibility, her defenses and her failures.
~ E. Lockhart
And in the end, after he broke up with me and I was sad and mental, I came to the Vineyard and one day I thought: Eff you, Mr. Isaac. I'm not so very ignorant. I just know stuff about stuff that you dismiss as unimportant and useless. Does that make sense?
~ E. Lockhart
She made me act normal. Because I was. Because I could. She told me to breathe and sit up.
~ E. Lockhart
They want you to be small and silent. Good was just another word for don't fight back.
~ E. Lockhart
He was a person who couldn't fake a smile but smiled often. He wrapped my wrists in white gauze and believed wounds needed attention. He wrote on his hands and asked me my thoughts. His mind was restless, relentless. He didn't believe in God anymore and yet he still wished that God would help him. And now he was mine and I said we should not let our love be threatened.
~ E. Lockhart
I am not someone to pity, with an unstable mind and weird pain syndromes. I am taking charge of my life. I live according to my principles. I take action and make sacrifices.
~ E. Lockhart
You're like the warrior princess of the Tate universe," said Noel. He lowered his voice to sound like a TV announcer: "No matter what they said about her. No matter what people thought! Ruby Oliver was undaunted. She gave parties, she kissed other people's boyfriends, she held hands with strange men. In her magical silver dress, she kicked the asses of one and all who dared to stand in her way…
~ E. Lockhart
I will prove myself strong, when they think I am sick. I will prove myself brave, when they think I am weak.
~ E. Lockhart
I decided not to call again. I didn't want to keep saying things that made me feel weak.
~ E. Lockhart
We should not let the family fall apart. We should not accept an evil we can change. We would stand up against it, would we not? Yes. We should. We would be heroes, even.
~ E. Lockhart
How amazing to be able to play an instrument, Jule thought. Whatever happened to you, whatever else went on in your life, you could look downat your hands an think, I play the piano. You'd always know that about yourself. It was like being able to fight, she realized. And being able to change accents. They were powers that lived in your body. They would never leave you, no matter how you looked, no matter who loved or didn't love you.
~ E. Lockhart
Eso fue amor, y me golpeó tan fuerte que me apoyé contra la pantalla de la puerta que seguía de pie entre nosotros, sólo para permanecer vertical.
~ E. Lockhart
She wanted him to know his children and grandchildren were still around him, strong and merry as ever. It was important, she said; it was kind; it was best. Don't cause distress, she said. Don't remind people of a loss. "Do you understand, Cady? Silence is a protective coating over pain.
~ E. Lockhart
F I suffer migraines I endure
~ E. Lockhart
Sessizlik, ac?n?n üzerindeki koruyucu bir z?rh gibidir.
~ E. Lockhart
I am a more powerful person than my mother will ever know. I have trespassed against her and helped her, too.
~ E. Lockhart
You look down on me, but I'm the strong one, I'm the strong one here. Do you see, Immie? Do you see?
~ E. Lockhart
I will prove myself brave when they think I am weak.
~ E. Lockhart
I will prove myself strong, when they think I am sick. I will prove myself brave, when they think I am weak. (p.142)
~ E. Lockhart
It's okay,' I say to Johnny. 'You're not feeble. You merely had a suboptimal moment. I'm sure you'll be optimal from now on.
~ E. Lockhart
To be strong, to keep calm and to trust - they were still the one hope.
~ E. M Forster