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163 Staying Alive quotes by 144 unique authors

Books are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people-- people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the… — Elwyn Brooks White
I was sitting at home and had a profound experience. I experienced, in all of my Being, that someday I was going to die, and… — Hubert Selby, Jr.
Better to stay alive," I said. "At least while there's a chance to get free." I thought of the sleeping pills in my bag and… — Octavia Butler
But : We're still human. Human because we keep on battling against all these horrors, the horrors caused and not caused by us. We battle… — Kathy Acker
I always thought eating was a ridiculous activity anyway. I'd get out of it myself if I could, though you've got to do it to… — Margaret Atwood
Sometimes you need lies to stay alive. — Mira Grant
You know what I think?" she says. "That people's memories are maybe the fuel they burn to stay alive. Whether those memories have any actual… — Haruki Murakami
Listen, baby, people do funny things. Specially us. The cards are stacked against us and just trying to stay in the game, stay alive and… — Toni Morrison
He hasn't accepted his death. He is already fighting hard to stay alive. Which also means that kind Peeta Mellark, the boy who gave me… — Suzanne Collins
As a survival-happy species, our successes are calculated in the number of years we have extended our lives, with the reduction of suffering being only… — Thomas Ligotti
I was just trying to stay alive, looking for ways to find you, hoping you hadn't left me behind." "Never," I say. "Not never." He… — Patrick Ness
You're scaring me," Jack's voice finally cut through, and I opened my eyes, barely able to see him. "okay, good, yes, breathe. Breathing helps one… — Kiersten White
Like a wild animal, the soul is tough, resilient, resourceful, savvy, and self-sufficient: it knows how to survive in hard places. I learned about these… — Parker J. Palmer
Take out another notebook, pick up another pen, and just write, just write, just write. In the middle of the world, make one positive step.… — Natalie Goldberg
I've managed to stay alive out here in the Ruin because I'm a realist. I allow the truth to be the truth, no matter how… — Jonathan Maberry
Worry about staying alive first. Then worry about how you're going to live. — Richelle Mead
In the eulogy by the graveside, I told everyone how my sister and I used to sing to each other on our birthday. I told… — Nicholas Sparks
I think I'll stay alive here a bit longer, and see with my own eyes what's going to happen. I can still die after that… — Haruki Murakami
But I don't know how to fight. All I know how to do is stay alive. — Alice Walker
Leadership is about keeping toilets flushing," the Admiral once said. "Unless you're on the battlefront. Then it's about staying alive. Neither are pleasant. — Neal Shusterman
Yes, I'm alive," Mat said. "I'm usually pretty good at staying alive. I've only failed one time that I can remember, and it hardly counts. — Robert Jordan
Throughout my lifetime I've left pieces of my heart here and there. And now, there's almost barely enough to stay alive. But I force a… — Johnny Depp
I drop the other Chest to the ground in shock. "What number are you? I'm Four." He squints at me and then offers his hand.… — Pittacus Lore
We should have stories in common, I found myself thinking. We should have stories, and jokes no one understands, and memories that we know will… — Kamila Shamsie
Life ain't fair. It ain't. Not never. It's pointless and stupid and there's only suffering and pain and people who want to hurt you. You… — Patrick Ness

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