Hope

“The city atmosphere certainly has improved her. Some way she doesn't seem like the same woman.”
― Kate Chopin, The Awakening

“Reason can never reconcile one to life: nothing allays the wants one cannot explain.”
― Elizabeth Bowen, Bowen's Court & Seven Winters

“The happy man only feels at ease because the unhappy bear their burden in silence. Without this silence, happiness would be impossible.”
― Anton Chekhov

“Rage — whether in reaction to social injustice, or to our leaders’ insanity, or to those who threaten or harm us — is a powerful energy that, with diligent practice, can be transformed into fierce compassion.”
― Bonnie Myotai Treace