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“Daughters don’t want their daddies to be foxes, they want them to be lions. No Poseidons. Only Zeuses.”

Book:In Limbo

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In Limbo

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“Sometimes, Andy, the people you think you can count on, they let you down in a bad way, and that's hard to take. But for the most part, you give a man something to live up to, you tell him he can be more than he is now, more than other people think he'll ever be, and he'll try his godsdamned best to make it true.”

Faith Strength Backup

Book:Jade City

Source: Jade City

“She is strong although not in body in other ways greater than us.”

Strong Strength Female Empowerment Strong Woman Girlpower

Book:Escape

Source: Escape

“She seemed to speak to herself more than him. But this is the strength of any good mystic.”

Strength Prophet Mysticism Mystic Oracle

Book:In Limbo

Source: In Limbo

“And suddenly I just need to hold his hand more than I’ve ever needed anything in this world. Not just be held by it, but hold it back. I aim every remaining ounce of energy into my right hand. I’m weak, and this is so hard. It’s the hardest thing I will ever have to do. I summon all the love I have ever felt, I summon all the breath that Mom, Dad, and Teddy would fill me with if they could. I summon all my own strength, focus it like a laser beam into the fingers and palm of my right hand. I picture my hand stroking Teddy’s hair, grasping a bow poised above my cello, interlaced with Adam’s. And then I squeeze.”

Inspirational Powerful Strength Emotional

Book:If I Stay

Source: If I Stay

“Sensuality adds strength to your weakness.”

Strength Weakness Sensuality Sensual

Author:Lebo Grand

“Jaynes (1976) suggested that task persistence is a uniquely human strength. With some exceptions, most animals do not persist at any given task longer than 20 minutes before moving on to the next task.”

Strength Human Nature Persistence

Book:Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification

Source: Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification

“I feel a certain responsibility to heal my own things that carry with me, but also to share how I’ve taken trauma or difficult situations and made something beautiful. I feel like that’s what art is: to make something beautiful out of raw ideas, angst, or frustration. It’s your job to make the world a better place out of your mess on the floor.”

Life Inspirational Wisdom Strength Books Contentment

Book:West Virginia

Source: West Virginia

“Another little test. God’s just full of ’em.”

God Faith Strength Tests

Book:In Limbo

Source: In Limbo

“The brain isn’t a muscle, it’s stronger than that.”

Brain Knowledge Strength Will Power

Book:In Limbo

Source: In Limbo

“Knowledge is power; knowledge of oneself is unshakeable power.”

Love Life Strength

Book:Sugar and Spice and Everything Irie: Savoring Jamaica's Flavors

Source: Sugar and Spice and Everything Irie: Savoring Jamaica's Flavors

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