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Resilience
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“ I survived my childhood by birthing many separate identities to stand in for one another in times of great stress and fear.”
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“Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one.”
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“She is always optimistic and resourceful, a woman who, if cast ashore alone on a desert island, would build a house with a guest room.”
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“After the earthquake and the fire comes the still small voice.”
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“... she seemed to be as resilient as a bedspring.”
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“After a cruel childhood, one must reinvent oneself. Then reimagine the world.”
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“Some folks are natural born kickers. They can always find a way to turn disaster into butter.”
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“You may trod me in the very dirt / But still, like dust, I'll rise.”
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“Surviving is important, but thriving is elegant.”
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“Folks differs, dearie. They differs a lot. Some can stand things that others can't. There's never no way of knowin' how much they can stand.”
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“Whoever coined the phrase 'a man's got to play the hand that was dealt him' was most certainly one piss-poor bluffer.”
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“Learn the wisdom of compromise, for it is better to bend a little than to break.”