Quotes About Strength

You are not wise enough to fear me as I should be feared. You do not know the first note of the music that moves me.

That's the problem," I said. "He's nice. He's gentle, which people see as weak. And he's happy, which people see as stupid.

It's quite a thing," she said. "There are so many men, all endlessly attempting to sweep me off my feet. And there is one of you, trying just the opposite. Making sure my feet are firm beneath me, lest I fall.

For all that, she lacked your fire.

As I've said before, there is a great difference between being fearless and being brave.

They fight like puppies. They are young, and boys. They are full of anger and impatience. Women have less trouble with these things. It's part of what makes us better fighters.

when she felt around inside herself she found she had no crying left. She was full of broken glass and burrs.

This isn't the hand of some swooning princess who sits tatting lace and waiting for some prince to save her. This is the hand of a woman who would climb a rope of her own hair to freedom, or kill a captor ogre in his sleep. And this is the hand of a woman who would have made it through the fire on her own if I hadn't been there. Singed perhaps, but safe.

Como ya he dicho, existe una gran diferencia entre ser valiente y no tener miedo.

She should have moved more gently with the world. She knew the way of things. She knew if you weren't always stepping lightly as a bird the whole world came apart to crush you. Like a house of cards. Like a bottle against stones. Like a wrist pinned hard beneath a hand with the hot breath smell of want and wine. . . .

The smaller you are, the more bravery means.

My mind was learning to work in different ways, becoming stronger. It felt the same way your body feels after a day of splitting wood, or swimming, or sex. You feel exhausted, languorous, and almost godlike. I could feel my mind starting to awaken.

the best way to stay safe is to make your enemies think you can't be hurt.

A woman who goes around wearing a knife is obviously looking for trouble. However, a woman who carries a knife is ready for trouble.

When you're alone it's easy to sweat, panic, fall apart …

When you're alone, it's easy to be afraid.

Es la postura [...]. Erguido, con el cuello recto, los hombros hacia atrás [...]. Cuando da un paso, pisa con toda la planta del pie. No solo con la parte anterior, como si corriera; ni con el talón, como si vacilara. Pisa sólidamente, exigiendo ese trozo de suelo.

Anyone can love a thing because. That's as easy as putting a penny in your pocket. But to love something despite. To

For without hope what do any of us have?

What more can you expect?" she asked him quietly. "From men who live with demons for their neighbors? Even the best dog will bite that has been kicked enough.

Si fuera más joven, rechazaría tu ofrecimiento-dijo dando un suspiro-. Pero el orgullo es el lujo de los fuertes.-Puso una delgada mano sobre mi brazo y lo utilizó como punto de apoyo para ponerse de pie-. Yo debo optar por ser gentil. - La gentileza es el lujo de los sabios-dije con soltura-. De modo que se puede afirmar que la sabiduría aporta gentileza.

Keys were hardly known for their complacency, and this one was near howling for a lock.

It had been treated unkindly in the past, but that didn't make it less lovely underneath.

sympathy is not for the weak of mind.