The darkness might keep us from seeing the hope around us, but it does not have the power to remove the hope around us.
The light from the cabin drew him like the beacon of a lighthouse pulling in a weary sailor. It shone for miles over the rolling land.
Children grow wings, Abigail. You got to let 'em or they won't be strong to face whatever lies before them.
James was standing on the ground he and Hoke had packed hard with their foot traffic--arms crossed, admiring the work of their labor--when the idea seeded and planted in his mind.
No amount of darkness can ever put out the smallest flicker of light.
When we count our blessings, we find the best comfort.
When we look at the beautiful side of life, we find the joy of living.
When I count my blessings, I find the best comfort in a blessed existence.
The best of being is to live the best live, doing what you love.
The best of being is to live the best life, doing what you love.
I'm only running forward, lighting up the dark within
If you don't give up your hopes and dreams, then there will be a good ending,
No matter how hard people try to break you down, or whoever tries to stomp on you. You will always have the same value, no none can change you.
Tomorrow when the farm boys find this freak of nature, they will wrap his body in newspaper and carry him to the museum. But tonight he is alive and in the north field with his mother. It is a perfect summer evening: the moon rising over the orchard, the wind in the grass. And as he stares into the sky, there are twice as many stars as usual.
[T]he only thing they needed was hope. Not that pie in the sky stuff, not a preference for optimism over pessimism, but rather βan orientation of the spirit.β The kind of hope that creates a willingness to position oneself in a hopeless place and be a witness, that allows one to believe in a better future, even in the face of abusive power. That kind of hope makes one strong.
He who is without hope is also without fear. - On Psychology
you are the yellow-breasted finch singing the sound of sunshine into my heart
Had I known that you would be my first glimpse of spring, I would've kissed every fallen petal of my hope along the way.
Victims of police brutality is not new. It happened to me and can happen to you. I hope you learn a lesson or two From this incident I've been through.
She ran back to a person Who broke her With the hope that He would fix everything And surprisingly He did