Overcoming Hardship Quotes

“Disappointment is a wave,
that I can respond to in different ways.
I have a choice.
I can focus on what I can control,
instead of what I cannot control.”
― Lauren Martin, Disappointment is a Wave

“No one is born strong. You either fight — or give up.”
― Roman Kartashevsky, Crawling Out of Hell: A Raw Story and Real Advice to Change Your Life

“Her hands were shaking and her chest felt hollow, as if there was a hole and the hope was draining out of her as well, disappearing into the same place that had stolen all of his hope. But she knew where that place led and she refused to go there.”
― Stephanie Garber, A Curse for True Love