Sturdiness Quotes

“It's a good sign but a rare instance when, in a relationship, you find that the more you learn about the other person, the more you continue to desire them. A sturdy bond delights in that degree of youthful intrigue: Love loves its youth.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“Turner had never met a kid like Elwood before. Sturdy was the word he returned to, even though the Tallahassee boy looked soft, conducted himself like a goody-goody, and had an irritating tendency to preach. Wore eyeglasses you wanted to grind underfoot like a butterfly. He talked like a white college boy, read books when he didn't have to, and mined them for uranium to power his own personal A-bomb. Still--sturdy.”
― Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys

“You must always know your roots if you are to know how sturdy the tree will grow.”
― Zoraida Córdova, A Crash of Fate

“Flowers like roses are sturdier and can withstand more.”
I smiled, remembering Oliver’s words. Queen of all flowers, indeed. Ravishing in form, glorious in scent, and strong enough to survive nearly any climate. It was a regal flower in every sense. Venia might have been the Immortal Rose of fairy stories, but the white rose of Albion had been carried on the banners of kings for generations.”
― Alexandra Bracken, Immortal Rose