Hope and reality lie in inverse proportions. - Jodi Picoult, Lone Wolf

"Hope and reality lie in inverse proportions, inside the walls of a hospital... Doubt is like dye. Once is spreads into the fabric of excuses you've woven, you'll never get rid of the stain."

"I may not have a degree, but I certainly got an education."

"Like a missing tooth, sometimes an absence is more noticeable than a presence."