Hope is the thing with feathers

That perches[棲息處] in the soul

And sings the tune without the words

And never stops at all.

—— Emily Dickinson

Yesterday is history， tomorrow is a mystery， today is a gift of God， which is why we call it the present.

—— Bil Keane

Strange as it may seem， I still hope for the best， even though the best， like an interesting piece of mail， so rarely arrives， and even when it does it can be lost so easily.

—— Lemony Snicket， The Beatrice Letters

The road that is built in hope is more pleasant to the traveler than the road built in despair， even though they both lead to the same destination.

—— Marion Zimmer Bradley， The Fall of Atlantis

When we love， we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are， everything around us becomes better too.

—— Paulo Coelho， The Alchemist

Hold fast to dreams，

For if dreams die

Life is a broken-winged bird，

That cannot fly.

—— Langston Hughes

It is often in the darkest skies that we see the brightest stars.

—— Richard Evans

Listen to the mustnts， child. Listen to the donts. Listen to the shouldnts， the impossibles， the wonts. Listen to the never haves， then listen close to me... Anything can happen， child. Anything can be.

—— Shel Silverstein

Its really a wonder that I havent dropped all my ideals， because they seem so absurd[荒謬的] and impossible to carry out. Yet I keep them， because in spite of everything， I still believe that people are really good at heart.

—— Anne Frank， The Diary of a Young Girl

I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent[有力的] than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death.

—— Robert Fulghum， All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten