If youve never felt that you quite got a hold of it, you just feel that before you die, youve got to try and get it right once. And hope that the experience you have makes up for the some of the diminishing energy. – Robert Wyatt
Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you dont give up. – Anne Lamott
The cause of my life has been to oppose superstition. Its a battle you cant hope to win – its a battle thats going to go on forever. Its part of the human condition. – Christopher Hitchens
She felt like a chess player who, by the clever handling of his pieces, sees the game taking the course intended. Her eyes were bright and tender with a smile as they glanced up into his and her lips looked hungry for the kiss which they invited. – Kate Chopin