Optimism means better than reality; pessimism means worse than reality. I'm a realist.

Let me not be found overly optimistic and known a fool or endued with pure pessimism, a jaded mess of a man.

Some people are optimists. Some people are pessimists. I'm just a realist who believes that some things are worth fighting for.

Given the choice between being an optimist and a pessimist, I choose to be a realist! Simply put, a realist doesn't have to lie!

Better never means better for everyone... It always means worse, for some.

Farewells can be shattering, but returns are surely worse. Solid flesh can never live up to the bright shadow cast by its absence. Time and distance blur the edges; then suddenly the beloved has arrived, and it's noon with its merciless light, and every spot and pore and wrinkle and bristle stands clear.