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One white man on the platform in South Carolina asked us where we were going--we had got off the train to get some fresh air… — Alice Walker
If you grit your teeth and show real determination, you'll always have a chance. — Charles M. Schulz
If relationships were hard, mariage was even harder... it seemed like most couples struggled. It went with the territory. What did Nana always say? Stick… — Nicholas Sparks
The force with which he wanted it both ways made him grit his teeth. What kind of fool wanted it only one way? — Maile Meloy
That's all a grit is, a vehicle. For whatever it is you rather be eating. — Kathryn Stockett
Sweetened ice tea is one of the things I love about the South, right up there with homemade biscuits and cheese grits. — Emily Giffin
She was trying to say something else; she was trying to say that the inability to articulate what one feels in any satisfactory way is… — Nick Hornby
We build a shell around it, like an oyster dealing with a painful particle of grit, coating it with smooth pearl layers in order to… — Neil Gaiman
I mean I know it's cold out here and not everybody has a sleeping bag. But when you grit your teeth and stick it out… — Suzanne Collins
This is your heritage,' he said, as if from this dance we could know about his own childhood, about the flavor and grit of tenement… — Justin Torres
There are stories that are true, in which each individual's tale is unique and tragic, and the worst of the tragedy is that we have… — Neil Gaiman
Having a Christian worldview means being utterly convinced that biblical principles are not only true but also work better in the grit and grime of… — Nancy Pearcey
Artemis grit her teeth. "I need a favor. I have some hunting to do, alone. I need you to take my companions to Camp Half-Blood."… — Rick Riordan
I don't think anyone aims to be typical, really. Most people even vow to themselves some time in high school or college not to be… — Bob Goff
A grindstone that had not grit in it, how long would it take to sharpen an ax? And affairs that had not grit in them,… — Henry Ward Beecher
I don't believe in twisting yourself into knots of excuses and explanations over the food you make.... Usually one's cooking is better than one thinks… — Julia Child
Popcorn for breakfast! Why not? It's a grain. It's like grits, but with high self-esteem. — James Patterson
I got down to business and started writing furiously. I wore my fingers down to a callous state writing with every Tom, Dick and Harry… — Gin Wigmore
England in the late 1940s was famously grim. As I remember it, London back then was a very dirty place, from coal dust and smoke,… — Alexander Cockburn
Chew on this: Human teeth can detect a grain of sand or grit 10 microns in diameter. A micron is 1/25,000 of an inch. If… — Mary Roach
Highest of heights, I climb this mountain and feel one with the rock and grit and solitude echoing back at me. — Bradley Chicho
I had a friend write me that our music was being played at Gay Pride in New York, which is a big compliment. In the… — Jennifer Nettles
It is very easy to forgive others their mistakes; it takes more grit and gumption to forgive them for having witnessed your own. — Jessamyn West
There are many talented individuals who simply do not follow through on their commitments. In fact, in our data, grit is usually unrelated or even… — Suman Rai
Grit is living life like it's a marathon, not a sprint. — Suman Rai

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