#hope

"Maybe love was meant to save us from ourselves."

"Let the ruins come to lifeIn the beauty of Your nameRising up from the ashesGod forever You reign"

"Yusufu alikuwa hohehahe kabla na baada ya kuuzwa na nduguze kama mtumwa nchini Misri. Hakuwa na pesa, hakuwa na elimu, hakujuana na viongozi wa serikali. Lakini kwa vile alikuwa na Mungu, Mungu alimbariki mpaka watu wote wakashangaa. Yusufu alikuwa maskini ili mimi na wewe tuwe na tumaini leo, kwamba tukiwa na Mungu katika maisha yetu hatutatafuta utajiri. Utajiri ndiyo utakaotutafuta sisi."

"Speak to the Head [10w] + {Couplet} Tis of no fucking availTo speak to the tail."

"Time Time waits for no man ~but for hot women Time makes exceptions."

"Kansas State Motto Ad astra per aspera. [9]Flat land and flatline intelligence."

"Poets, Shakespeare and Trash A poet must read equal amountsof trash and Shakespeare to learn how to distinguish between the two."

"Reconstruction of Japan After World War II [10w] 'I am what I plan'became the motto of modern-Japan."

"Frivolous Gossip and Poetry It's just so much frivolous gossip to dwell upon the moral merits of a poet;what should only concern the reader is the merit of his words.Leave moral judgments to the preachers and aesthetic judgments to the critical readers."

"I really don't even know you, and yet, in my life, you are forever entangled; to my history, inextricably bound."

"Here is little habit that can make a big difference. Send sunbeams. Intentionally send a word of encouragement or appreciation every day to one person."

"By the time the last few notes fade, his hope will be restored, but each time he's force to resort to the Adagio it becomes harder, and he knows its effect is finite. There are only a certain number of Adagios left in him, and he will not recklessly spend this precious currency."

"Just above our terror, the stars painted this storyin perfect silver calligraphy. And our souls, too oftenabused by ignorance, covered our eyes with mercy."

"They'd Rather Switch [10w] Hearing is wasted on the blind;sight, on the deaf."

"Hang in there. It is astonishing how short a time it can take for very wonderful things to happen."

"He who plants a tree, plants a hope."

"Credo of a Substitute Teacher I'm a 'sugar free' substitute teacher.I speak frankly and never gave any of my studentsa single word of encouragement.Why should I? Even after 10 years the school hasn't given me a pension, health insurance or paid sick leave.So fuck 'em.Fuck 'em all."

"Persistence If persistence is the foundation of all success, how come persistent liars and nags aren't more successful?"

"I suppose she's right. It's like a metaphor for life: No one wants an ornery old goat, but we can't resist opening the door ayway. We can't keep from hoping."

"This is what it means to live on. When granted hope, a person uses it as fuel, as a guidepost to life. It is impossible to live without hope."