‘Miracle in the Andes’ is a non-fiction book written by Nando Parrado and Vince Rause.
It chronicles the account of Parrado’s survival when his rugby team’s plane crashed in the Andes mountains, leaving him isolated for 72 days.
The book’s stirring narrative of human resilience and victory over hardship has received critical acclaim from readers.
Below are some of the inspiring quotes from Miracle in the Andes for you.
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Miracle in the Andes Quotes by Nando Parrado
“We all have our personal Andes.” ~ Nando Parrado (Miracle in the Andes).
“Even here, even as we suffer, life is still worth living….” ~ Nando Parrado (Miracle in the Andes).
“A human being, as I’ve said before, gets used to anything.” ~ Nando Parrado (Miracle in the Andes).
“I had to laugh at the arrogance of anyone who had ever thought that human beings have conquered the earth.” ~ Nando Parrado (Miracle in the Andes).
“I am alive,’ I whispered to him. ‘I am alive.” ~ Nando Parrado (Miracle in the Andes).
“My duty is to fill my time on earth with as much life as possible, to become a little more human every day, and to understand that we only become human when we love.” ~ Nando Parrado (Miracle in the Andes).
“When hope is lost, the mind protects us with denial, and my denial protected me from facing what I knew.” ~ Nando Parrado (Miracle in the Andes).: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home.
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Best Miracle in the Andes Quotes
“I come from a plane that fell into the mountains. I am Uruguayan. We have been walking for ten days. I have a friend up here who is injured. In the plane there is fourteen injured people. We have to get of here quickly and we don’t have any food. We are weak. When are you going to come and fetch us? Please. We can’t even walk. Where are we?” ~ Nando Parrado (Miracle in the Andes).
“I have suffered great losses and have been blessed with great consolations, but whatever life may give me or take away, this is the simple wisdom that will always light my life: I have loved, passionately, fearlessly, with all my heart and all my soul, and I have been loved in return. For me, this is enough.” ~ Nando Parrado (Miracle in the Andes).
“We were playing a game against an unknown and unforgiving opponent. The stakes were terrible—play well or die—but we didn’t even know the ground rules.” ~ Nando Parrado (Miracle in the Andes).
“As we used to say in the mountains, “Breathe. Breathe again. With every breath, you are alive.” After all these years, this still the best advice I can give you: Savor your existence. Live every moment. Do not waste a breath.” ~ Nando Parrado (Miracle in the Andes).
“Each of us realized, with a clarity that is hard to describe, that the only crucial thing in life is the chance to love and be loved.” ~ Nando Parrado (Miracle in the Andes).: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home.
Quotes from Miracle in the Andes
“Savor your existence. Live every moment. Do not waste a breath.” ~ Nando Parrado (Miracle in the Andes).
“The mountain was teaching me a hard lesson: camaraderie is a noble thing, but in the end death is an opponent each of us would face in solitude.” ~ Nando Parrado, Miracle in The Andes.
“I tell them I am not at peace in spite of what I suffered, but because of it.” ~ Nando Parrado (Miracle in the Andes).
“I am no wise man. Every day shows me how little I know about life, and how wrong I can be. But there are things I know to be true. I know I will die. And I know that the only sane response to such a horror is to love.” ~ Nando Parrado (Miracle in the Andes).
“As we used to say in the mountains, “Breathe. Breathe Again. With every breath, you are alive.” After all these years, this is still the best advice I can give you: Savor your existence. Live every moment. Do not waste a breath.” ~ Nando Parrado (Miracle in the Andes).
“So I would teach myself to live in constant uncertainty, moment by moment, step by step. I would live as if I were dead already. With nothing to lose, nothing could surprise me, nothing could stop me from fighting; my fears would not block me from following my instincts, and no risk would be too great.” ~ Nando Parrado (Miracle in the Andes).
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