“With all honesty, somewhere between the hello and the dreams I saw you in I fell in love.” 
― Robert M. Drake

“I’ll admit that my garden now grows hope in lavish profusion, leaving little room for anything else. I suppose it has squeezed out more practical plants like caution and common sense. Still, though, hope does not flourish in every garden, and I feel thankful it has taken root in mine.” 
― Sharon Kay Penman

All my old loves will be returned to me” 
― Carolyn Turgeon

“The Coming of Light

Even this late it happens:
the coming of love, the coming of light. 
You wake and the candles are lit as if by themselves, 
stars gather, dreams pour into your pillows, 
sending up warm bouquets of air.
Even this late the bones of the body shine 
and tomorrow’s dust flares into breath.” 
― Mark Strand

“False hope is a terrible thing, if its the only thing keeping you alive you'll be dead by dawn.” 
― Charlie Rae

“She wasn't broken. She was just bent, over the chance of being ignored by the one she loved.” 
― Robert M. Drake

“The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning.” 
― Rebecca West

“All things, even the deepest sorrow or the most profound happiness are all temporary. Hope is fuel for the soul, without hope, forward motion ceases.” 
― Landon Parham