“After I almost drowned, I decided I would never again be weaker than water, so I became a lifeguard. On my first day of training, my instructor told me that there are going to be times when you'll see someone in trouble. You're going to want to rush in there and do whatever you can to save them, but…”— Ana Spanakopita, netflix.com
“There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well. The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it; and everyday confirms my belief of the inconsistency of all human characters, and of the little dependence that can be placed on the appearance of either me…”— Elizabeth, amazon.com
“She began now to comprehend that he was exactly the man who, in disposition and talents, would most suit her. His understanding and temper, though unlike her own, would have answered all her wishes. It was an union that must have been to the advantage of both: by her ease and liveliness, his mind mi…”— Jane Austen, amazon.com
“In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.”— Darcy, amazon.com
“I wondered, for the first time in my life, if life was worth all the work it took to live.”— Jonathan Safran Foer, amazon.com
“Embrace the lows so that you can more effectively enjoy the highs. Love the fight. Love it so much, and let it save you when your emotional muscles have become soft.”— Tarryn Fisher, amazon.com
“Beauty is not who you are on the outside, it is the wisdom and time you gave away to save another struggling soul like you.”— Shannon Alder, facebook.com
“It almost seems like the best people in the world endure the hardest things sometimes doesn't it. But that's the reason those people are so beautiful. I promise your life will get better. And years down the road you'll look back at this and be happy you chose not to end your life. The world needs yo…”— Kirsten Corley, facebook.com
“To be once defeated is to find cause for an everlasting struggle to reach the top.”— Marcus Garvey, amazon.com
“In every life, there is struggle. No one is immune from pain and suffering. But it won’t last. Life moves forward. The circumstances will change. This applies to both the bad feelings and the good. Nothing lasts forever. When you think about this, the only moment you really have is the present, and…”— Khloé Kardashian, amazon.com
“We should not wait for someone else to come and raise our voice. We should do it by ourselves. We should believe in ourselves. Yes, we can do it. One day you will see that all the girls will be powerful; all the girls will be going to school. And it is possible only by our struggle; only when we rai…”— Malala Yousafzai, youtube.com
“Sometimes it seems like you are the only one in the world who’s struggling, who’s frustrated, unsatisfied, barely getting by. But that feeling’s a lie. And if you just hold on, just find the courage to face it all for another day, someone or something will find you and make it all okay. Because we a…”— Lucas Scott, amazon.com
“When you dig a well, there's no sign of water until you reach it, only rocks and dirt to move out of the way.”— Deepak Chopra, amazon.com
“When you struggle with your partner, you are struggling with yourself. Every fault you see in them touches a denied weakness in yourself.”— Deepak Chopra, amazon.com
“Hard is trying to rebuild yourself, piece by piece, with no instruction book, and no clue as to where all the important bits are supposed to go.”— Nick Hornby, amazon.com
“Promise me you will not spend so much time treading water and trying to keep your head above the waves that you forget, truly forget, how much you have always loved to swim.”— Tyler Knott Gregson, tylerknott.com
“Having nothing to struggle against, they have nothing to struggle for.”— Charles Bukowski, amazon.com
“Something else is hurting you - that’s why you need pot or whiskey, or whips and rubber suits, or screaming music turned so fucking loud you can’t think.”— Charles Bukowski, amazon.com