Unbroken Warrior Quotes

“Survival was more than the preservation of life. It was tenacity in the face of ruin, an unbroken resolve in the midst of defeat, a glimmer of hope in the maelstrom, and peace despite the wreckage.”
― Jocelyn Murray, Khu: A Tale of Ancient Egypt

“Suddenly Morel had felt something strike against his cheek and fall at his feet. He lowered his eyes cautiously, taking care not to lose his balance. It was a may-beetle. It had fallen on its back and was waving its legs, trying in vain to turn over. Morel stopped and stared fixedly at the insect at his feet. He had been at the camp a year, and for the last three weeks he had been carrying the sacks of cement
for eight hours a day on an empty stomach. But this was something impossible to let pass.
He bent his knee, keeping the sacks balanced on his shoulder, and with a movement of his forefinger placed the insect on its feet again. He did so twice more in the course of that journey. [...]
From that moment practically all the political prisoners assisted the insects, while the common criminals passed by with curses. During the twenty minutes’ break they were allowed, not one of the political prisoners gave way to exhaustion, and
yet that was when they usually threw themselves to the ground and lay without stirring till the next whistle. But this time they seemed to have found new strength. They wandered about with their eyes fixed on the ground in search of insects to help.
It did not last long, of course. Sergeant Gruber arrived on the scene. [...] Immediately he had understood what was happening. He had recognized the enemy. He had known immediately that he was face to face with a scandalous provocation, an affirmation of unbroken spirit and faith, a proclamation of dignity, totally inadmissible in men reduced to zero.”
― Romain Gary, The Roots of Heaven

“If you don't feed me, you won't starve me.”
― Mitta Xinindlu

“You can't break an old soul.”
― Mitta Xinindlu

“They threw everything at you, hoping you'd crumble, but you stayed solid as a rock. Their issue isn’t with you—it’s with your unyielding strength. You didn’t bend, crack, or even flinch, and that’s what really upsets them. Your resilience is your secret weapon and their discomfort? Just a side effect of your awesomeness. So, keep standing tall and indestructible. Let them deal with their own fragility while you continue to sparkle like the unbreakable star you are. Shine bright!”
― Life is Positive