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Quotes About Belief

My heart literally aches, that shit is not made up; it hurts for an unexpected, brief time warp of suddenly wanting and longing and believing, but then not having.
~ Rachel Cohn
Because I withered under the glare of an actual invitation, I was a firm believer in preventive prevarication--in other words, lying early in order to free myself later on.
~ Rachel Cohn
Prayer or not, I want to believe that, despite all evidence to the contrary, it is possible for anyone to find that special person. That person to spend Christmas with or grow old with or just take a nice silly walk in Central Park with
~ Rachel Cohn
Hope and belief. I'd always wanted hope, but never believed that I could have such an adventure on my own. That I could own it. And love it. But it happened.
~ Rachel Cohn
I could become a nun even if I am a non-believer. I'll learn to fake it like Nick did with me. I will minister the gospel of compassion and kindness and please, always use a condom, from famine-stricken nations to war-torn dead zones. It's possible I might become a nun who kisses other nuns...
~ Rachel Cohn
I wanted so badly to believe, but the fear felt as great and overwhelming as the desire.
~ Rachel Cohn
Prayer or not, I want to believe that, despite all evidence to the contrary, it is possible for anyone to find that one special person.
~ Rachel Cohn
You know that feeling? That feeling when you just want the right thing to fall into the right place, not only because it's right, but because it will mean that such a thing is still possible?
~ Rachel Cohn
We believe in the wrong things. That's what frustrates me the most. Not the lack of belief, but the belief in the wrong things.
~ Rachel Cohn
I shouldn't, but I do. I trust.
~ Rachel Cohn
It wasn't about the fantasy. That was now replaced with hope and belief that it could happen, for real.
~ Rachel Cohn
Dash believed in magic. Dash loved Christmas. Dash loved me!
~ Rachel Cohn
I realized that Snarl had given me what I asked for as a Christmas present. Hope and belief. I'd always hoped but never believed that I could have such an adventure on my own. That I could own it. And love it. But it had happened. The notebook had made it so.
~ Rachel Cohn
It's always the ones who believe who are hurt the most when things go wrong.
~ Rachel Cohn
Maybe if it were up to me I wouldn't have the whole world collectively believe in Santa Claus, but I would definitely have them collectively believe in something , because there is a messed-up kind of beauty in the way we can all bend over backward to make life seem magical when we want to.
~ Rachel Cohn
It's always the ones who believe who are hurt the most when things go wrong. She
~ Rachel Cohn
I hope that global warming will go away. I hope that people won't be homeless. I hope that suffering will not exist. I want to believe that my hope is not in vain. I want to believe that even though I hope for things that are so magnanimous, I am not a bad person because what I really want to believe in is purely selfish. I want to believe there is somebody out there just for me. I want to believe that I exist to be there for that somebody.
~ Rachel Cohn
I want that. The getting younger with each step, because of anticipation, in hope and belief.
~ Rachel Cohn
Christmas could begin. Magic could happen.
~ Rachel Cohn
Memo to Merle Haggard: Miracles really do happen. I
~ Rachel Cohn
And once I'm pretending that's the truth, I figure it might as well be the truth.
~ Rachel Cohn
I'd always hoped but never believed that I could have such an adventure on my own. That I could own it. And love it. But it had happened. The notebook had made it so.
~ Rachel Cohn
I hope that global warming will go away. I hope that people won't be homeless. I hope that suffering will not exist. I want to believe that my hope is not in vain.
~ Rachel Cohn
Wearing a hijab is exactly what makes me a feminist. It's freedom of choice. My choice. It's a modesty that expresses humility and respect. It's a reminder of my community. It's a reminder to believe in myself and what I stand for. What's more feminist than that?
~ Rachel Cohn