"Anyone who has actually been that sad can tell you that there's nothing beautiful or literary or mysterious about depression."
- Jasmine Warga
Awareness
"Depression is like a heaviness that you can't ever escape. It crushes down on you, making even the smallest things like tying your shoes or chewing on toast seem like a twenty-mile hike uphill. Depression is a part of you; it's in your bones and your blood."
- Jasmine Warga
Adversity
"You’re like a grey sky. You’re beautiful, even though you don’t want to be."
- Jasmine Warga
Self-esteem
"You will belong here. . .You will make anywhere beautiful."
- Jasmine Warga
Belief in Self
"I will be stronger than my sadness."
- Jasmine Warga
Strength
"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