#viva

I turn to see Ansel leaning against the door frame. His eyes swept over the room. "Whoa, Hurricane Naomi strikes, leaving no survivers. ↗

— Andrea Cremer

#survival

Survivors aren't always the strongest; sometimes they're the smartest, but more often simply the luckiest. ↗

— Carrie Ryan

#survival-of-the-fittest #survival

Here is the secret to surviving one of these [airplane] crashes: Be male. In a 1970 Civil Aeromedical institute study of three crashes involving emergency evacuations, the most prominent factor influencing survival was gender (followed closely by proximity to exit). Adult males were by far the most likely to get out alive. Why? Presumably because they pushed everyone else out of the way. ↗

— Mary Roach

#survival #gender

Fate is never fair. You are caught in a current much stronger than you are; struggle against it and you'll drown not just yourself but those who try to save you. Swim with it. and you'll survive ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#fate #valentine #survival

mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow. ↗

— Joseph Heller

#mankind

Survival feels like cowardice. ↗

— Ann Aguirre

#survival #cowardice

Mockery be damned, my urine looked delicious. ↗

— Yann Martel

#life-of-pi #survival #life

I make sure to always have some spinach between my teeth so people are disinclined to bother me. Survival strategies for the 21st century. ↗

— Graham Parke

#strategy

Nothing is better for self-esteem than survival. ↗

— Martha Gellhorn

#self-esteem #survival #self-esteem

But I also knew that if he turned away from me at this moment, somehow I would survive that, and I would find a way to flourish like the yard that still bloomed and grew around my family home. I'm Sookie Stackhouse. I belong here. ↗

— Charlaine Harris

#flourishing #survival #surviving #family