“I point to the volcanic rock that forms the base of the forest floor, and say that if the trees can grow on such a hard, unforgiving surface, then a new life can be built on the foundation of any hardship.”— Sarah Lotz, amazon.com
“The worst thing that can happen in a democracy - as well as in an individual's life - is to become cynical about the future and lose hope.”— Hillary Clinton, esquire.com
“I know we're going to make something of this great longing called life.”— Lost Under Heaven, open.spotify.com
“Somewhere out there, someone is probably smiling because of you.”— Kendra Syrdal, thoughtcatalog.com
“It was a small thing, but it was a thing, and things have a way of either dying or growing, and it wasn’t dying.”— Miranda July, amazon.com
“Here's another thing to remember: hope keeps you alive. Even when you're dead, it's the only thing that keeps you alive.”— Lauren Oliver, amazon.com
“They're not that different from you, are they? Same haircuts. Full of hormones, just like you. Invincible, just like you feel. The world is their oyster. They believe they're destined for great things, just like many of you, their eyes are full of hope, just like you. Did they wait until it was too…”— Robin Williams, John Keating, amazon.com
“When you develop an infatuation for someone, you always find a reason to believe that this is exactly the person for you. It doesn't need to be a good reason, a bad one will do just as well. Taking photographs of the night sky, for example: in the long run that's just the kind of dumb irritating hab…”— John Hodge, Richard, amazon.com
“There are infinite worlds out there, where anything that can happen does happen.”— John Hodge, Richard, amazon.com
“Although the human heart is selfish and arrogant, so many struggle against their selfishness and learn humility; because of them, as long as there is life, there is hope that beauty lost can be rediscovered, that what has been reviled can be redeemed.”— Dean Koontz, amazon.com
“In tragedy and despair, when an endless night seems to have fallen, hope can be found in the realization that the companion of night is not another night, that the companion of night is day, that darkness always gives way to light, and that death rules only half of creation, life the other half.”— Dean Koontz, amazon.com
“Hope might leave me crushed in the end, but losing all hope somehow seemed even worse.”— Nicholas Sparks, amazon.com
“Sometimes I'll start a sentence and I don't even know where it's going. I just hope I find it along the way.”— Jennifer Celotta, Michael Scott, Steve Carell, amazon.com
“One day you’ll look forward to waking up in the morning. I promise.”— Anonymous, a-thousand-words.tumblr.com
“If you let hope inside, it takes you over. It feeds on your insides and uses your bones to climb and grow. Eventually it becomes the thing that is your bones, that holds you together. Holds you up until you don't know how to live without it anymore. To pull it out of you would kill you entirely.”— Ally Condie, amazon.com
“Yes, I found myself, by insensible degrees, sincerely fond of her; and the happiest hours of my life were what I spent with her.”— Mr. Willoughby, amazon.com