"My only choice was to fight my way out, even if I didn't think I would make it."

Survival, Action, Truth, Life

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"My only choice was to fight my way out, even if I didn't think I would make it."

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"I daren't come and drink," said Jill. Then you will die of thirst," said the Lion.Oh dear!" said Jill, coming another step nearer."I suppose I must go and look for another stream then."There is no other stream," said the Lion."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Survival, Death, Choice, Hope

"A wolf only attends a rabbit's funeral to eat its young."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Survival, Wolf, Rabbit, Predator

"I can't believe that we have reached the end of everything. The red dust is frightening. The carbon dioxide is real. Water is expensive. Bio-tech has created as many problems as it has fixed, but we're here, we're alive, we're the human race, we have survived wars and terrorism and scarcity and global famine, and we have made it back from the brink, not once but many times. History is not a suicide note - it's a record of our survival."

Jeanette Winterson, British Novelist

Survival, History, Humanity, Hope

"A whale has nowhere to hide in a river."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Survival, Hiding, Size, Environment

"A toothless wolf is less dangerous than a fanged insect."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Survival, Wolf, Danger, Teeth, Predator

"The rent is a little higher herebut so far I've been able to pay itand that's a miracle toolike still maybe being sanewhile thinking of guns and sidewalksand old ladies in libraries."

Charles Bukowski, American Author

Survival, Sanity, Struggle, Life

"She might have been born this way, without an empathy gene and other essentials. In that case, she would interpret any kindness as weakness. Among predatory beasts, any display of weakness is an invitation to attack."

Dean Koontz, American Author

Survival, Empathy, Kindness, Weakness

"There is no enemy that respect and love will not conquer. The moral authority for survival comes from respect."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Survival, Love, Respect, Truth, Happiness

"Fish are small, but do not drown in the sea. Ships are big, but sink in the ocean."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Survival, Adaptation, Comparison, Wisdom

"I was taught that the human brain was the crowning glory of evolution so far, but I think it's a very poor scheme for survival."

Kurt Vonnegut, American Author

Survival, Evolution, Glory, Poor

Explore more quotes by Laurie Halse Anderson

"There is no magic cure, no making it all go away forever. There are only small steps upward; an easier day, an unexpected laugh, a mirror that doesn't matter anymore."

Recovery

"I need a new friend. I need a friend, period. Not a true friend, nothing close or share clothes or sleepover giggle giggle yak yak. Just a pseudo-friend, disposable friend. Friend as accessory. Just so I don't feel or look so stupid."

Social

"I stuff my mouth with old fabric and scream until there are no sounds left under my skin."

Trauma

"It was hard to know how to play the game when the rules kept changing."

Uncertainty

"It doesn't matter where I go, I don't want to be there. And then I get to the next place, and I don't want to be there either."

Existentialism

"IT happened. There is no avoiding it, no forgetting. No running away, or flying, or burying, or hiding."

Acceptance

"I looked in the mirror and realized that I was already dead. I let you kill me one piece at a time, starting when I was, what? Eight years old? Nine? You killed yourself and then you came after us."

Trauma

"Write about the emotions you fear the most."

Art

"Nicole can do anything that involves a ball and whistle."

Talent

"I won't take a real nap. I have this halfway place, a rest stop on the road to sleep, where I can stay for hours. I don't even need to close my eyes, just stay safe under the covers and breathe."

Wellness