The Sandcastle Empire Quotes

“Survival is fighting, every single day, to climb out of the ruins and into the unknown, come what may.
We are all as strong as we have to be.”
― Kayla Olson, The Sandcastle Empire

“I imagine the Wolves are sandcastles, easily crushed and easily washed away. I imagine there will be a day when they are nothing but a memory.”
― Kayla Olson, The Sandcastle Empire

“Your mind is stronger than your circumstances. Remember that.”
― Kayla Olson, The Sandcastle Empire

“It's the forgetting that's the hardest. And the remembering, too.”
― Kayla Olson, The Sandcastle Empire

“Survival is born as much from fear as it is from bravery.”
― Kayla Olson, The Sandcastle Empire

“Oh, though: I should know by now that you can't always trust feelings-which is especially problematic when you can't even trust the things that masquerade as facts.
Hindsight; that's the only thing worth trusting these days.
Two roads diverge in a wood, and I-I take the one less traveled by.”
― Kayla Olson, The Sandcastle Empire

“The fire pops, hisses. War is like this: consuming, ravenous, feeding and feeding until there’s nothing left to take and all that’s left is ash.”
― Kayla Olson, The Sandcastle Empire

“I am a bird, determined to fly despite clipped wings and splintered feet.”
― Kayla Olson, The Sandcastle Empire

“It’s me against the world—and if I can’t control the world, I can at least try my best to control myself.”
― Kayla Olson, The Sandcastle Empire