“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.” 
― William Faulkner

“Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.” 
― Alexander Pope

“If pain must come, may it come quickly. Because I have a life to live, and I need to live it in the best way possible. If he has to make a choice, may he make it now. Then I will either wait for him or forget him.” 
― Paulo Coelho

“Only in the darkness can you see the stars.” 
― Martin Luther King Jr.

“The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.” 
― Kalu Ndukwe Kalu

“Hope Smiles from the threshold of the year to come,  Whispering 'it will be happier'...” 
― Alfred Tennyson

“The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.” 
― Barbara Kingsolver

“Maybe everyone can live beyond what they're capable of.” 
― Markus Zusak