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The thing was, if you wanted to survive you had to keep…

“The thing was, if you wanted to survive you had to keep going. Even when it hurt. Sometimes, she had discovered, you had to walk around the holes in your life, instead of falling into them.” quote by Priscilla Cummings
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““The thing was, if you wanted to survive you had to keep going. Even when it hurt. Sometimes, she had discovered, you had to walk around the holes in your life, instead of falling into them.””

Priscilla Cummings

About This Quote

This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

Survival requires perseverance despite pain, and navigating life's challenges by avoiding pitfalls rather than succumbing to them.

In simple terms: Keep moving despite pain, avoid falling into holes.

Key Takeaway

Persist and adapt to hardships.

Themes

resilience survival adaptation pain

Mood

determined hopeful

Type

philosophical inspirational

When to use this quote

  • personal recovery
  • career setbacks
  • health challenges
  • grief coping

Key Concepts

psychology life philosophy

Questions to Reflect On

  • What holes are you avoiding?
  • How do you keep moving forward?
A Different Perspective

Pain can still be debilitating.

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