#hop

Long distance is hard. You have to trust that as you each change on your own, your relationship will also change along with you. It takes hope, good humor, and idealism. It takes a massive dose of courage to protect the relationship at all odds. It is hard, but worth it. You'll both be stronger as a result. ↗

— Craig M. Mullaney

#love #change

Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings. ↗

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

#enjoy-life #hope #perseverance #courage

Courage will now be your best defence against the storm that is at hand-—that and such hope as I bring. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#gandalf #hope #war #courage

There are certain mortal moments and minutes that matter. Certain hingepoints in the history of each human. Some seconds are so decisive they shrink the soul, while others are spent, so as to stretch the soul. ↗

— Neal A. Maxwell

#choices #courage #destiny #faith #god

Hope is a function of struggle. ↗

— Brené Brown

#courage

Then, in spite of everything, he began to smile. So much of his existence in Everlost had been full of despair. Despair, and a fear of losing what he had. But Allie was not lost, she was just there across the river, waiting for him to find her. Nick was not lost either--not entirely. It was then that Mikey McGill realized something. It must have been his sister who first called this place Everlost, because by naming it so, it stripped away all hope except for a faith in her, and the "safety" she could provide. Well, Mary was wrong on all counts, because nothing in Everlost was lost forever, if one had the courage to search for it. Mikey held tightly on to this shining truth as he and the golem sunk into the earth. Then with all the force of his heart, his mind, and his soul, Mikey McGill began to dig. ↗

— Neal Shusterman

#despair #finding #hope #loss #love

Be a craftsman in speech that thou mayest be strong, for the strength of one is the tongue, and speech is mightier than all fighting. ↗

— Ptahhotep

#courageous #crafty #diplomacy #fighthing #heroic

Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#future #hope #j-k-rowling #life #rebuild

The strong lines of the woman's face bespoke hard-won wisdom and courage, and somehow that made watching her more difficult. If such a woman could be defeated by Elantris, what hope was there for Raoden? ↗

— Brandon Sanderson

#courage

Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart, All you who hope in the LORD. ↗

— Anonymous

#hope #courage