Survivors learn early on that tears are a luxury for the…

“Tears are a luxury we can’t afford to waste.”

— Melody Manful

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury.

— Thomas Moore

When I was four or five years old, I heard a lot of stories about the Holocaust because both my parents were survivors. I'm…

— Christian Boltanski

In 'The Way Back' survivors were all ordinary people, and that's the whole point, that's who I felt these people should be, and they…

— Peter Weir

“In spite of the horror, in spite of the tragedy, in spite of the weeks of sleepless nights, I'm finally alive. I'm not pretending.…

— Ellen Bass

“Survivors are damaged to different degrees by their experiences. This does not depend on what happened physically. A Survivor who has been raped will…

— Carolyn Ainscough

There are no survivors in my fights.

— Gennady Golovkin

“There are no winners in battle. Just survivors.”

— E.E. Knight

“We're all being left out one way or the other. The survivors miss being heroes. The heroes miss being alive. The only ones not…

— Cynthia Bass

“By the time survivors are compelled to leave their psychologically abusive relationships, they do not see any other viable option but to leave. They…

— Shannon Thomas

When I arrived in America, though I had left the war physically far behind, in my mind, the soldiers were still chasing to kill…

— Loung Ung

There was a reason these boys were still alive, though. Something made them stronger than the other kids, the ones who had died in…

— Charlie Higson

“Research on organised abuse emphasises the diversity of organised abuse cases, and the ways in which serious forms of child maltreatment cluster in the…

— Michael Salter

Sometimes, Ms. Lane," he said, "one must break with one's past to embrace one's future. It is never an easy thing to do. It…

— Karen Marie Moning

“You're a survivor. Each one of you. And survivors don't have the luxury of acting like regular people. We do what we have to…

— Deanna Roy