“I thought that the light-house looked lovely as hope, That star on life's tremulous ocean.” 
― Thomas Moore

“Every problem has a gift for you in its hands” (Richard Bach). And if not every problem, then just about every one. Even spectacular sunsets are not possible without cloudy skies. Troubles bring a gift for those who choose to look. And since I can't avoid my problems, why waste them? I should look for the gift. My life will be far, far richer for finding it.” 
― Steve Goodier

“Never mind those failures till yesterday. Each new day is a sequel of a wonderful life; gifted with hopes to succeed.” 
― Aniruddha Sastikar

“I kept loving and loving and loving. Every waking hour, I marveled on how these moments would make made me feel. I wanted to love the world and be the change it so deliciously craved.” 
― Robert M. Drake

“Even if things aren't going the way we want right now, we will always get through it.” 
― Stacey T. Hunt

“You are happy when you are enthusiastic and action-oriented, not when you are luxury and pleasure oriented.” 
― Debasish Mridha

“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

“Hope isn't destiny. Left passive its nothing more than disappointment deferred” 
― Bill Willingham