#sacrifice

This bloody past suggests to us that enemies cease hostilities only when they are battered enough to acknowledge that there is no hope in victory - and thus that further resistance means only useless sacrifice. ↗

— Victor Davis Hanson

#battered #bloody #cease #enough #further

If you choose to do something, then you shouldn't say it's a sacrifice, because nobody forced you to do it. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#choose #forced #nobody #sacrifice #say

Cry no tears for us, my friend.” I pry at her fingers, panicking to be released in fear that she may drag me into death with her. She croaks again, “Lend no aches to the dreams of yesterday.” From the corpse of Warren, his greyish gums smack from whatever goo has settled in his mouth, “Allow the tide sweep free the bay.” Then together they sing in zombie choir, “And home the ships sailing send. ↗

— Nathan Reese Maher

#cityspire #death #dreams #gothic #romance

I am very proud of my mom and consider her the most courageous woman I know. With perseverance, sacrifice and hard work, she raised a family of Olympic athletes and gave us the tools and the spirit to succeed. That is something that my brothers and I will always be thankful for. ↗

— Diana Lopez

#am #athletes #be thankful #brothers #consider

When i tell them about my dreams and they laugh, i make sure that I laugh Last. ↗

— Dear Hardwork

#chase #coaching #dream #dreaming #emotions

Honor, I thought. For real: the guardians should have taught it. Because I hadn't learned it. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#sacrifice

We cannot road trip to Paris. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#last-sacrifice #rose #sacrifice

I want her to be happy. It's worth sacrificing myself." -Eddie ↗

— Richelle Mead

#sacrifice

And so, surpassing my own records for dangerous, reckless behavior, I ripped off Sonya's bracelet. "I'm Rose Hathaway. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#rose #sacrifice

Was this all part of your plan as my lawyer? I don't recall explosive escapes being part of the legal training." "Well, I'm sure it wasn't part of Damon Taru's legal training. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#last-sacrifice #rosemarie-hathaway #sacrifice