“Kate Austen: What are you doing? James 'Sawyer' Ford: Same thing I've always done, Kate... Surviving.”— Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, James "Sawyer" Ford, Josh Holloway, imdb.com
“Strong and independent? I'm neither one. I'm just being pushed along by reality, whether I like it or not.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“In everybody's life, there's a point of no return. And in very few cases, a point where you can't go forward anymore. And when we reach that point, all we can do is quietly accept the fact. That's how we survive.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“From now on—no matter what—you've got to be the world's toughest fifteen-year-old. That's the only way you're going to survive. And in order to do that, you've got to figure out what it means to be tough. You following me?”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“I'll tell you one thing, though. You're going to get a lot tougher if you want to make it.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“I have found that — no one in the world pities you! But perhaps you do not know the world — ah! it is very hard and cold; all the people hide their feelings and pretend to be what they are not. It is difficult to live so, and I am tired!”— Marie Corelli, amazon.com
“Good morning. Thank you for all the good that you do. Thank you for the effort you put into life—stepping into the day, even when you are afraid. Thank you for your bravery, your kindness, your big heart. Eyes up. Let's go.”— Esmé Weijun Wang, twitter.com
“I've been down some bad and fucked up roads in my life. I've felt pretty much like I was at the end. I don't know why or how or what got me past that, and I still struggle with depression and anxiety.”— Jason Diamond, twitter.com
“I have no idea how I made it through this week, but I did somehow - and that’s something.”— Lisa Lucas, twitter.com
“I've never once thought about how I was going to die. I can't think about it. I don't even know how I'm going to live.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“Death was really what he wanted. He knew that it was the right ending for him. And yet he had to go on fighting with all his might. He had to fight against an overwhelming adversary in order to survive.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com