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“I usually give a book 40 pages. If it doesn't grab me by then, adios. With young adult books, you can usually tell by Page 4 if it's worth the time. The author establishes the conflict early, sometimes in the first sentence. The themes of hope, family, friendship and overcoming hardship appeal to most everyone.”

“Adversity is like a strong wind. I don't mean just that it holds us back from places we might otherwise go. It also tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that afterward we see ourselves as we really are.”

“There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.”

“The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt.”

“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.”

“There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.”

“Tough times never last, but tough people do.”

“One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.”

“Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful.”

“Brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls aren't there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to show us how badly we want things.”

“The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.”

“The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us”

“Brick walls are there for a reason. They give us a chance to show how badly we want”

“Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant.”

“The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man without trials.”

“Opposition is a natural part of life. Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition - such as lifting weights - we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity.”

“I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.”

“If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.”

“The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They are there to stop the other people!”

“We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.”

“A problem is a chance for you to do your best.”