'hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul & sings the tune without the words & never stops at all'

~emily dickenson

'we must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope'

~martin luther king

'hope is the companion of power, & mother of success; for who so hopes strongly has within him the gift of miracles'

~samuel smiles

'true hope is swift & flies with swallows wings'

~william shakespeare

'far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. i may not reach them, but i can look up & see their beauty, believe in them, & try to follow them'

~louisa may alcott

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