Life Quotes Quote by Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Through hardship to the stars”

“Per aspera ad astra, Papa,' I whispered. Through hardship to the stars.”

“War had bled color from everything, leaving nothing but a storm of gray.”

“I wanted to stay locked away from the pain and destruction. I didn't want to be strong. I didn't want to be the 'smart girl'. I was so very tired. I just wanted it all to be over.”

“Experience has shown, and a true philosophy will always show, that a vast, perhaps the larger, portion of truth arises from the seemingly irrelevant.”

“There are many things worth living for, a few things worth dying for, and nothing worth killing for.”

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.”

“Life consists of two days, one for you one against you. So when it's for you don't be proud or reckless, and when it's against you be patient, for both days are test for you.”

““I would rather be ashes than dust!”

“I’ve come to the conclusion that people who wear headphones while they walk, are much happier, more confident, and more beautiful individuals than someone making the solitary drudge to work without acknowledging their own interests and power.”