„I was thinking of preparing my palette and my brushes to resume work, but relapses and further bouts of pain prevented it. I’m not giving up that hope and am occupying myself with some major alterations in my studios and plans to perfect the garden [in Giverny ]. All this to show you that, with courage, I’m getting the upper hand.“

— Claude Monet

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„My times be in thy hand!Perfect the cup as planned!“
— Robert Browning
„You think 'Okay, I get it, I'm prepared for the worst', but you hold out that small hope, see, and that's what fucks you up. That's what kills you.“
— Stephen King
„I'm about caring, I'm about people, and I'm about entertaining people. I'm a family man. A husband. A father. I've been a lot of other things over the years, which we don't really want to talk about. I'm always working on trying to better myself, you know? I think that that is an ongoing thing with me. I think I'll do that for the rest of my life. I'm always thinking of what I can do today to better my life.“
— Ozzy Osbourne
„My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.“
— Maya Angelou