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Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors QUOTES

Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors QUOTES

1 " There was one question, however, which Inciarte had asked him and he could not answer. Why was it that he had lived while others had died? What purpose had God in making this selection? What sense could be made out of it? ‘None,’ replied Father Andrés. ‘There are times when the will of God cannot be understood by our human intelligence. There are things which in all humility we must accept as a mystery. "

― Piers Paul Read , Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors

2 " The closeness of the relationship between Fito Strauch, Eduardo Strauch and Daniel Fernandez gave them an immediate advantage over all the other in withstanding not the physical but the mental suffering caused by their isolation in the mountains. They also possessed those qualities of realism and practicality which were of much more use in their brutal predicament than the eloquence of Pancho Delgado or the gentle nature of Coche Inciarte. The reputation which they had gained, especially Fito, in the first week for facing up to unpalatable facts and making unpleasant decisions had won the respect of those whose lives had thereby been saved. Fito, who was the youngest of three, was the most respected not just for his judicious opinions but for the way in which he had supervised the rescue of those trapped in the avalanche at the moment of greatest hysteria. His realism, together with his strong faith in their ultimate salvation, led many of the boys to pin their hopes on him... "

― Piers Paul Read , Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors

3 " Oh, God," he prayed once again, "by all means test us to the limit of our endurance, but please make it humanly possible to go on. Please let there be some sort of path". "

― Piers Paul Read , Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors

4 " He did not think of God nor of his family but remarked to himself, ‘Okay, I’m dying. "

― Piers Paul Read , Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors

5 " He turned his head and saw a daisy growing by his nose. He picked it, sniffed it, and then handed it to Carlitos, who lay beside him. Carlitos took it from him and was about to smell it too, but instead he crammed it into his mouth and ate it. "

― Piers Paul Read , Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors

6 " Compartían el interés por los coches y las chicas, razón por la que se habían ganado su reputación de playboys "

― Piers Paul Read , Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors

7 " It is meat,’ he said. ‘That’s all it is. The souls have left their bodies and are in heaven with God. All that is left here are the carcasses, which are no more human beings than the dead flesh of the cattle we eat at home. "

― Piers Paul Read , Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors

8 " había muy pocas posibilidades de encontrarlo, y todavía menos de que alguno de los cuarenta y cinco pasajeros y tripulantes hubieran sobrevivido a la catástrofe. "

― Piers Paul Read , Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors

9 " Hasta ese momento habían cocinado la carne o la habían secado al sol, pero ahora no quedaba otra alternativa que comérsela húmeda y cruda a medida que la iban cortando, y como tenían tanta hambre, muchos comieron grandes pedazos que tuvieron que masticar y saborear. Para "

― Piers Paul Read , Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors