Perseverance is impossible if we don't permit ourselves to hope.

Hope lies in action

...in a world where McDonald's now sells salads with low-fat dressing, anything is possible.

For a long time things were so bad. Very bad. Dark even when there was light.
The only thing that kept the dark back was the Forever Shiny Thing that was her secret...
It is a word...the word hangs on a silver chain. The word is HOPE.

...hope and trust will more reliably keep a man afloat, while fear is more like to sink him.

We are an arrogant species, full of terrible potential, but we also have a great capacity for love, friendship, generosity, kindness, faith, hope, and joy.