“ll K Hamilton Some days the lion eats you, but some times you shove your arm down it's throat and pull it's visera out through it's mouth and kill it. Of course, sometimes it bites your arm off, and then eats you, but you tried, that's what counts. Some days it's not about winning, but about fighting. If you don't try, the lion will most definetely eat you. But sometimes when you put your all into something, and don't give up even when the odds are so against you, you surprise the lion and yourself, and you win.” IfsGivingTryingSometimesFightingCoursesWinningArmsGiving UpMouthsSurpriseThroatLionsBitesOddsDon't Give UpHamilton Author:Laurell K. Hamilton
“Face it," Gary told her kindly. "You'll never catch up. You just do as much as you can and take the punishments without saying anything. Sometimes I wonder if that isn't what they're really trying to teach us--to take plenty and keep our mouths shut.” IfsTryingSometimesFacesWonderTeachMouthsPunishmentPlentyGarySometimes I Wonder Book:Alanna: The First Adventure Source: Alanna: The First Adventure