Quotes About Strength

But when the strong were too weak to hurt the weak, the weak had to be strong enough to leave.

I want you to be weak. As weak as I am.

It's tough out there, boy, and as long as there are people, there's gonna be somebody trying to take what you got and trying to drag you down. It's up to you whether you let them or not.

Roll of thunder hear my cry   Over the water bye and bye   Ole man comin' down the line   Whip in hand to beat me down But I ain't gonna let him Turn me 'round

It's tough out there, boy, and as long as there are people, there's gonna be somebody trying to take what you got and trying to drag you down. It's up to you whether you let them or not.

Then if you want something and it's a good thing and you got it in the right way, you better hang on to it and don't let nobody talk you out of it. You care what a lot of useless people say 'bout you you'll never get anywhere, 'cause there's a lotta folks don't want you to make it.

did not blame others for his own stupidity; he learned from his mistake and became stronger for it.

Times being like they is and all. But I figure times been hard all my life. Now don't seem so much worse'n any other.

Roll of thunder hear my cry Over the water bye and bye Ole man comin' down the line Whip in hand to beat me down But I ain't gonna let him Turn me 'round

History has failed us, but no matter.

the pain didn't go away, but its sharp edge had dulled and softened like sea glass.

In life, there was so much insult and injury, and she had no choice but to collect what was hers.

I try not to cry, because it doesn't seem to make any difference. And whenever I do, I shut my eyes to make it stop.

A woman's lot is to suffer,

Reading Group Guide "History has failed us, but no matter." How does the opening line reflect

Whenever Solomon played cards, he felt strong and smooth, like he couldn't lose; he wondered if he felt this way because he didn't care about the money.

They'd make a tasty broth from stones and bitterness.

Seeds, blood. How could you fight such hopeless ideas?

Man, life's going to keep pushing you around, but you have to keep playing.

Baby, when you're scared, walk round like you own the joint,

All her life, Sunja had heard this sentiment from other women, that they must suffer—suffer as a girl, suffer as a wife, suffer as a mother—die suffering. Go-saeng—the word made her sick. What else was there besides this?

There was consolation: The people you loved, they were always there with you, she had learned.

she was sixteen years old, not a scared child.

In their long marriage, the wife gave birth to three sons, but only Hoonie, the eldest and the weakest one, survived. Hoonie was born with a cleft palate and a twisted foot; he was however, endowed with hefty shoulders, a squat build, and a gold complexion.