Kristin Hannah Quotes

Inside I'm treading waters steady tryna swim ashore.

Hope means to keep living amid desperation and to keep humming in the darkness.

In the absence of hope we must still struggle to survive, and so we do-by the skin of our teeth.

I still have no way to survive but to keep writing one line, one more line, one more line.

If you've ever been in a position in your life where you just can't take any more, you just have to get through the next second, and the next second after that.

In my early days in school, I had no shoes, no school bags. There were days I had only one meal... I walked miles and crossed rivers to school every day. Didn't have power, didn't have generators, studied with lanterns, but I never despaired.

I've always believed in survival.

I starved and slept on park benches. I wrapped myself in the pages of my manuscript to keep warm. For two and a half years I took odd jobs; nothing was going to deter me.

No matter how bad things get you got to go on living, even if it kills you.

I've seen too much in life to give up.

We will persevere, come life or death.

Survival is the main objective. There are going to be some awful days, I know that from my background in the sport.

We are graduates of the school of patience.

Every day, across our state, we see grit and resilience.

When times are tough I am not one for just throwing the towel in.

Either you give in, or you fight. That's all I know, being where I'm from. You fight for what you want. You go after what you want. The only thing I could do was give up or keep fighting for what I wanted in life.

I have been fascinated with survival and having to go on no matter what. That always appealed to me.

When you are going through hell, don't stop.

There is no final victory, as there is no final defeat. There is just the same battle. To be fought, over and over again. So toughen up, bloody toughen up.

To the last moment of his breath, On hope the wretch relies; And even the pang preceding death Bids expectation rise.

You've got to go through it to get to the end of it.

I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.

Never give up: There are certain times that you think, 'OK, you have beaten me down to my knees. And now the challenge is, I am on my knees and you keep on beating me down. And the question is, are you going to keep beating me all the way to the ground or will I find a way to struggle my way back on to my feet.'

it is easy to starve, but it is difficult to stoop.

Hope is the poor man's bread.