Category: Quote of the Day

“Use your strength, but always remember that any strength may become a weakness.” ? Kateryna Kei, Raven Boy

“No matter what I accomplish, it doesn’t seem like much compared to surviving Auschwitz.” ? Art Spiegelman, Maus, II: And Here My Troubles Began

“Never shame your comrades by letting their death get you killed.” ? Rachel Bach, Fortune’s Pawn

Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.” John 8:12 (KJV)

“Do not defile yourselves by any of these things; for by all these the nations which I am casting out before you have become defiled.” Leviticus 18:24 (KJV)

“He found, using fifty stones to keep track, that he could easily remember the names of all fifty states, and he knew the capitols of a lot of them. He knew his times tables all the way up to twelves, and he knew when they’d signed the Declaration of Independence and when John Glenn landed on the moon. But he was keenly aware that he didn’t know how to tell if nuts were good to eat, or what berries will make you sick, or what mushrooms were poisonous, and he slowly began to wonder why not one person had ever …

“When the tears were gone I washed my face and walked back to the store to finish my shopping. Because even when your heart is breaking you still need bread and Rice Krispies and orange juice.” ? R.J. Keller, Waiting For Spring

“The past might hurt but don’t run from it, repeat it, or punish others for it. Learn from it and be glad that you survived it.” ? Rob Liano

“The only true dead are those who have been forgotten.” ? Jason S. Hornsby, Eleven Twenty-Three

“He knelt among the shadows and felt his isolation bitterly. They were savages it was true; but they were human.” ? William Golding, Lord of the Flies

“Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.” Mark 9:23-24 (KJV)

“An old horse, an old bird, an old man, an old tree, they all represent a great survival in the jungle of cosmos; they deserve to be applauded and respected!” ? Mehmet Murat ildan

“Survival of the generic.” ? Siobhan Vivian, The List

“Though the captives’ resistance was dangerous, through such acts, dignity was preserved, and through dignity, life itself.” ? Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

“They had survived, when so many had not. And no one else could understand what it was like to bear it, unless they had lost as much.” ? Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire