#hope

"For though, I walk through the valley of shadows of Death, I will never fear. For You are in Me and I know You will never let me Go."

"Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life."

"A loss of any kind is horrible. Not because it takes away, but because it makes you believe- in newspapers, in tomatoes, in empty whiskey bottles."

"The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope."

"A brick could make everything better for me. Now, if I could only find a way to get my hands on one. But it’s a silly dream, because I don’t have the ambition to get out from under my blanket and go out and grab the very thing I most desire."

"Who, Me? We marry nearly the same person over and over again,hoping next time they'll get it right."

"All this hoping for nothing-or someone-that's maybe hopeless"

"Overheard at Ashtanga Yoga Class *"I don't know my he left me. I even had a rabbit's food hanging from my dreamcatcher.""Maybe you should've used a little more suction and a few less amulets."

"Do we ever have to abandon all hope? Is it not perhaps a good thing that by refusing to give in to the evidence, the dreams that lie half awake in us all may persist?"

"Never loose hope. Stay strong, you never know what tomorrow brings."

"Wrong Number [10w] There is no such thing as dialing a wrong number."

"Spreading Yourself Too Thin We tend to bite off more than we can chewbecause we've got big mouths."

"Love is a springtime plant that perfumes everything with its hope, even the ruins to which it clings."

"Celebrity [10w] Celebrity is an insignificant zit on the surface of history."

"Did He Do the Right Thing? I walked out of the room. I did not stay to watch my beloved draw her last breath because I didn't want all my magical memories of her tainted by the profanity of death."

"The restless spirit never loses its wings. If sometimes it cannot fly, it is because during those moments the sky vanishes."

"Knowledgeable [10w] The knowledgeable man inventoried and catalogued everything he doesn't know."

"Rainbows and Gratuitous Violence Whenever I see a rainbow, I want to punch a penguin in the face."

"Your emotional state has a tremendous amount to do with sickness, health and well-being. For years, my husband and I lived on -- and because of -- hope. Hope continues to give me the mental strength to carry on."

"We can ast for comfort and hope and patience and courage . . . and we’ll git what we ast for. They ain’t no gar’ntee thet we ain’t go’n have no troubles and ain’t go’n die. But shore as frogs croak and cows bellow, God’ll forgive us if’n we ast Him to."