--- title: "12 Survive War Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 12 Survive War quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Survive War sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be0/anonymous-1_asked_i-don-t-know-whether-i-survive-the-war-o_531100.jpg" --- > [I don't know whether I survive the war or not, but I wanted you to survive. That's why I asked you to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-don-t-know-whether-i-survive-the-war-or-not-but-i-wanted-you-to/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be0/anonymous-1_asked_i-don-t-know-whether-i-survive-the-war-o_531100.jpg) > [Snitches might win the battle, but they don't survive the war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/snitches-might-win-the-battle-but-they-don-t-survive-the-war/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2b/anonymous-1_snitches_snitches-might-win-the-battle-but-they-d_1637624.jpg) > [I realized that my battle to survive this war would have to be fought inside of me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/immaculee-ilibagiza/i-realized-that-my-battle-to-survive-this-war-would-have-to-be-fought/) [Immaculee Ilibagiza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/immaculee-ilibagiza/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f7/immaculee-ilibagiza-24828_battle_i-realized-that-my-battle-to-survive-thi_2995639.jpg) > [Everywhere people are at work to build a better world in which we - and some of the beauty of this world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-solnit/everywhere-people-are-at-work-to-build-a-better-world-in-which-we-and/) [Rebecca Solnit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-solnit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c8/rebecca-solnit-569_beauty_everywhere-people-are-at-work-to-build-a_1293047.png) > [“They'd survive the war and this would be their forever. Love and trust until they didn't have to be so careful, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kit-rocha/they-d-survive-the-war-and-this-would-be-their-forever-love-and-trust/) [Kit Rocha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kit-rocha/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/916/kit-rocha-1634_forever-love_they-d-survive-the-war-and-this-would-be_2697100.jpg) > [“learned the hard way that an enemy that fights for what he believes to be a God-given purpose will always have an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andreas-christensen/learned-the-hard-way-that-an-enemy-that-fights-for-what-he-believes/) [Andreas Christensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andreas-christensen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53a/andreas-christensen-42824_enemy_learned-the-hard-way-that-an-enemy-that_513098.jpg) > [“We dream of a brighter future, quiet, adjust. But we open hidden doors, doors that destroy our world slowly piece by piece.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-l-phelps/we-dream-of-a-brighter-future-quiet-adjust-but-we-open-hidden-doors/) [Wesley L Phelps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-l-phelps/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc1/wesley-l-phelps-286581_brighter-future_we-dream-of-a-brighter-future-quiet-adju_1247583.jpg) > [When the past makes you laugh and you can savor the magic that lets you survive your own war, you'll find that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-reed/when-the-past-makes-you-laugh-and-you-can-savor-the-magic-that-lets/) [Lou Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-reed/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/477/lou-reed-1654_doors_when-the-past-makes-you-laugh-and-you-ca_2640672.jpg) > [But even as the fear racks my body, it soothes me, comforts me. Soldiers who get washed away in a rush of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiroshi-sakurazaka/but-even-as-the-fear-racks-my-body-it-soothes-me-comforts-me-soldiers/) [Hiroshi Sakurazaka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiroshi-sakurazaka/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf9/hiroshi-sakurazaka-24704_adrenaline_but-even-as-the-fear-racks-my-body-it-so_390048.jpg) > [I have not spoken in three years: not since I left boot camp. It has been three years of a senseless war,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-abani/i-have-not-spoken-in-three-years-not-since-i-left-boot-camp-it-has/) [Chris Abani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-abani/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c23/chris-abani-7393_bereft_i-have-not-spoken-in-three-years-not-sin_790910.jpg) > [“What you hear is not my voice. I have not spoken in three years: not since I left boot camp. It has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-abani/what-you-hear-is-not-my-voice-i-have-not-spoken-in-three-years-not/) [Chris Abani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-abani/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb5/chris-abani-7393_boot-camp_what-you-hear-is-not-my-voice-i-have-not_2061502.jpg) > [“Like a bird or animal, you had to fight for your territory. War brought you slaves, land, food, women–the things you needed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/like-a-bird-or-animal-you-had-to-fight-for-your-territory-war-brought/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66e/agatha-christie-154_hurting-others_like-a-bird-or-animal-you-had-to-fight-f_2348003.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/survive-war/#itemlist", "name": "Survive War Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't know whether I survive the war or not, but I wanted you to survive. 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