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A flower blooming in the desert proves to the world that adversity, no matter how great, can be overcome.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Dear past, I survived you. Dear present, I'm ready for you. Dear future, I'm coming for you.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Except for the occasional heart attack, I never felt better.
— Dick Cheney
Think back for a moment on your own history -- not just where you were born or where you grew up, but the circumstances that contributed to your being right here, right now. What were the moments along the way that wounded or scared you? Chances are, you've had a few. But here's what's remarkable: You are still here, still standing.
— Oprah Winfrey
Only love can keep anyone alive...
— Oscar Wilde
The man watched him. Real life is pretty bad? What do you think? Well, I think we're still here. A lot of bad things have happened but we're still here. Yeah. You don't think that's so great. It's okay.
— Cormac McCarthy
If you had to say something definitive about the world in a single sentence what would that sentence be? It would be this: the world has created no living thing that it does not intend to destroy.
— Cormac McCarthy
This country was filled with violent children orphaned by war.
— Cormac McCarthy
The world has created no living thing that it does not intend to destroy.
— Cormac McCarthy
Wolves cull themselves, man. What other creature could? And is the race of man not more predacious yet?
— Cormac McCarthy
I dont know what happens to country.
— Cormac McCarthy
In the grueling light that passed for day...
— Cormac McCarthy