Bruce Coville Quotes

Broken china lasts longer than unbroken.

Broken things are powerful."Things about to break are stronger still.The last shot from the brittle bow is truest.

Things are strongest where they're broken.

There are two kinds of weakness, that which breaks and that which bends.

The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss.

The European Union is not unbreakable; something that is breakable is extremely valuable.

Sometimes you are strong, sometimes you are weak.

The sturdiest virtue seems fragile.

Break a vase, and the love that reassembles the fragments is stronger than that love which took its symmetry for granted when it was whole.

We are like boxers, one never knows how much longer one has.

I think hearts are very much like glasses. If they do not break with the first ring, they usually last a considerable time.

Vulnerability is not weakness. And that myth is profoundly dangerous.

Indestructible does not mean utterly invincible.

Before my stroke, I thought I was infallible, because I was physically strong, and could do these endless hours with no effects, whatsoever. But sooner or later, we all hit a wall.

I think when things get tough, I'm just a little bit soft.

What I've had to learn is that I'm also fragile.

I'm not made of glass.

A house built on sand is, in fair weather, just as good as if builded on a rock. A cobweb is as good as the mightiest chain cable when there is no strain on it. It is trial that proves one thing weak and another strong.

It's not a bad thing, is it, to be strong in some ways and fragile and vulnerable in others?

Many have never felt strong, but everyone knows what it is to feel weak.

People think that I'm tough and strong and that I kicked my way through everything. But they are wrong. The truth is that when I was young I was adorable and a trembling wreck.

He’s stronger than this. He’s always been stronger… (Vane) Even the mightiest oak can be felled by a whisper of a wind if it comes on the heels of a powerful enough storm. (Carson)

Your fragility is also your strength.

If it's broken, it can be fixed.