The 5th Wave Perseverance Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #7

There's a thousand ways this could go wrong and only one way for it to go right. Don't think a play ahead, or two or three. Think about this play, this step. Get it right one step at a time, and you'll score. (78.10)

Zombie knows there's little chance that his rescue mission to save Sammy will succeed. He does it anyway—and eventually, he makes it.

Quote #8

You have to get up. You have to get up. You have to keep your promise to Sissy… (81.12)

For a moment, during Sammy's rescue, Zombie gets confused and thinks he's trying to save his sister. He's not going to fail Sammy like he failed her.

Quote #9

When the moment comes to stop running from your past, to turn around and face the thing you thought you could not face… if you can't get up and you can't give up, here's what you do: Crawl. (82.2-83.3)

Zombie literally crawls the last leg of his rescue mission. Now that's determination.