“And books, they offer one hope — that a whole universe might open up from between the covers, and falling into that universe, one is saved.”
"You do have a story; it lies articulate and waiting to be written behind your silence and your suffering."
- Anne Rice
Self-awareness
"Don’t bend; don’t water it down, don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly."
- Anne Rice
Creativity
"The only power that exists is inside ourselves."
- Anne Rice
Empowerment
"Happiness is possible even in the midst of darkness."
- Beauty and the Beast
Hope
"No one is beyond redemption."
- Beauty and the Beast
Hope
"You will … hear us declare with Moroni that hope is essential if we are to ‘receive [the] inheritance [God] hast prepared [for us]’ [Ether 12:32]. We want you to claim that inheritance as sons and daughters of a king. To do that, we must realize that hope is not just the message and manner of the naturally optimistic; it is the privilege of everyone who believes."
- Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
Hope
"Keep a little fire burning; however small, however hidden."
- Cormac McCarthy
Hope
"Light tomorrow with today."
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Hope