Quotes About Hope

It was hard to know what was coming, where our lives would lead, and it made me sad to think about the future.

Everything will work out. Don't be afraid of breezes and scarves.

I watch the people coming up from the shore road, staring at every girl with even the slightest resemblance to you, and then turning away when I realize my mistake. I perform this ritual over and over, never growing tired. I would gladly repeat my error a thousand times, two thousand times, if it means finding you, you who are wholly unique. Finally, I am at a loss to distinguish between the desire to see you as soon as possible and the pleasant prospect of waiting forever.

children were the foundation of everything worthwhile in the adult world.

Somehow, I have the feeling my voice may come back one day if I study the letters imprinted on the used ribbon.

I don't know. Maybe there's a place out there where people whose hearts aren't empty can go on living.

My father described this tall lady who stands in the middle of the New York harbor, holding high a torch to welcome people seeking freedom in America. I instantly fell in love.

If we climb high enough, we will reach a height from which tragedy ceases to look tragic.

God does not accept me conditionally, on the basis of my performance, but bestows his love and forgiveness freely, despite my innumerable failures.

As I read the birth stories about Jesus I cannot help but conclude that though the world may be tilted toward the rich and powerful, God is tilted toward the underdog.

A faithful person sees life from the perspective of trust, not fear. Bedrock faith allows me to believe that, despite the chaos of the present moment, God does reign; that regardless of how worthless I may feel, I truly matter to a God of love; that no pain lasts forever and no evil triumphs in the end. Faith sees even the darkest deed of all history, the death of God's Son, as a necessary prelude to the brightest.

Dare I say I miss him? I do. I miss him. I still see him in my dreams. They are nightmares mostly, but nightmares tinged with love. Such is the strangeness of the human heart.

You might think I lost all hope at that point. I did. And as a result I perked up and felt much better.

The presence of God is the finest of rewards.

I know that our world is going through a very difficult time right now, but I will never lose my faith in humanity, and our incredible ability to overcome just about anything.

Creo en la poesía, en el amor y en la muerte, por eso precisamente creo en la inmortalidad.

Fortune cookies are a good idea. If the message is positive, it can make your day a little better.

Il te restera toujours tes rèves pour réinventer le monde que l'on t'a confisqué.

I had a little light. I blew on it, trying to turn it into a torch, but I blew a bit too hard and put it out.

Even though I was growing up in a land that had been tormented since the dawn of time, I refused to consider the world as a battlefield.

Personne ne croit au miracle des pluies, aux féeries du printemps, encore moins aux aurores d'un lendemain clément. Les hommes sont devenus fous ; ils ont tourné le dos au jour pour faire face à la nuit. Les saints patrons ont été destitués. Les prophètes sont morts et leurs fantômes crucifiés sur le front des enfants...

Amin, you're not making sense to me. Things have always been this way, since the beginning of time. Some die so others can be saved. You don't believe in the salvation of others?

prends femme, Younes. seul l'amour est capable de nous venger des coups bas de la vie. et souvient toi, si une femme t'aimait aucune étoile ne se mettrait hors de ta porté, aucune divinité ne t'arrivera à la cheville

prends femme, Younes. seul l'amour est capable de nous venger des coups bas de la vie. et souvient toi, si une femme t'aimait aucune étoile ne se mettrait hors de ta portée, aucune divinité ne t'arriverait à la cheville