R. W. PattersonEven as she began to slip into the gloaming of her life, the primal need to live…to survive...clawed at her soul.
About This Quote
To survive means to continue living, and it is a primal, instinctual desire that we possess as animals. Animals and humans alike must go about their daily lives and do what they need to do to stay alive. Every day we wake up and we must go through the motions of getting ourselves ready for the next day. We can try to look at the bright side of things, but often this comes with a price.
In "Gravity's Rainbow" by Thomas Pynchon, the main character is trying to find a way to survive after being trapped in a cave. However, he starts looking at the world from a different perspective as he realizes that the only way he can survive will be to reinvent himself as something else entirely. He must start over completely and begin anew.
It is a very powerful idea that one should never give up on themselves or their dreams or ambitions for that matter.
Source: Solace From Shadows: Where Mortality And Eternity Collide
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