"Hatchet" Quotes
After a plane crash leaves him stranded in the wilderness, a young boy must rely on his wits and a hatchet to survive.
young adult | 208 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
He would not die. He would not, could not die. He would live.
He was not a puzzle. He was a boy, a boy who had been in a plane crash and had to live in the woods.
Self-pity is a very dangerous thing. It can grow and fester into bitterness, hatred, and anger.
But he had learned something else, something about himself. He was more patient than he had thought.
He did not know how, but he knew he had to go on. He had to keep going.
There were too many things he had to think about, too many things he had to remember. He had to be careful, and he had to be smart.
He was not the same. He would never be the same again, or so he felt.
He was alone. He was completely alone in the wilderness.
The only food he had was what he could find, and he had to find it himself.
He was amazed at the change, amazed at how he had been able to change, to become a different person.
