“The world might not see it or think of it,But you are enough to have someonesacrificed for you.That should tell you that not every hardshipyou go through is permanent,It is just temporary.It’s like a starter,You still have the dessert to enjoy.”— Nomthandazo Tsembeni
“It’s never easy to stand when the storm hits. And that’s exactly the point. By sending the wind, He brings us to our knees: the perfect position to pray.”— Yasmin Mogahed
“Just because a person successfully steers a voyage through hell doesn’t mean he ever wants to sail that route again.”— Richelle E. Goodrich
“Life is not steady, you’ll be happy at times, sad at time’s, all we have to do is be patient, for a moment of happiness is worth a thousand moments of sadness and dread.”— Maitha Alshamsi
“I thought of all the hardships and people that I had lost in the past few days alone, but, most of all, I thought of how I didn’t regret any of it.”— Shannon A. Thompson
“[Their marriage] will not be all cakes and ale…. They are too much alike to be the ideal match. Patty is thick-skinned and passionate, too ready to be hurt to the heart by the mere little pinpricks and mosquito bites of life; and Paul is proud and crotchety, and, like the great Napoleon, given to kick the fire with his boots when he is put out. There will be many little gusts of temper, little clouds of misunderstanding, disappointments, and bereavements, and sickness of mind and body; but with all this, they will find their lot so blessed, by reason of the mutual love and sympathy tat, through all the vicissitudes, will surely grow deeper and stronger every day they live together, that they will not know how to conceive a better one.”— Ada Cambridge
“No matter who you are, everyone has a shadow; a constant darkness that follows them wherever they go…unless where you go is into the darkness itself, of course, because then you have already been consumed.”— S.R. Crawford
“People who don’t marry miss both the pelting hardships of marriage and its warm rewards.”— Ada Calhoun
“Time stops for no one, and if we allow ourselves to focus on the negative we might miss out on some really amazing things that life has to offer. We can’t go back to the past, we can only take the lessons that we have learned and the experiences that we have gained from it and move on. It is because of the heartaches, as well as the hardships, that in the end help to make us a stronger person.”— Susan Samaroo
“Every day I wake up is a day I’ve fought for. Every mistake, every laugh, every tear, and every sunrise; I’ve earned through the years of abuse and pain. I carry those memories with me as a reminder of who I am and what’s truly worth fighting for. And if you aren’t able to see that, I’m afraid your soul searching talents are highly suspect.”— Kristen Day