Something to live for

"The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for." Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

Strongest Souls

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars. Kahlil Gibran  

Strength to endure 

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one. Bruce Lee

Tragedy 

Some people are just born with tragedy in their blood.  Donnie Darko 

Stubborn hope 

There is so much stubborn hope in the human heart  Albert Camus 

Spirits of the Dead

Be silent in that solitude     Which is not loneliness -- for then The spirits of the dead who stood     In life before thee are again Edgar Allan Poe

Love many things

The best way to know life is to love many things. Vincent Van Gogh  

Grateful

And sometimes I am grateful I have been through hell Because it made me the badass that I am Nyx