„But when the days of golden dreams had perished,And even Despair was powerless to destroy;Then did I learn how existence could be cherished,Strengthened, and fed without the aid of joy.“

— Emily Brontë

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„At first I was almost about to despair, I thought I never could bear it — but I did bear it. The question remains: how?“
— Heinrich Heine
„What's come to perfection perishes.Things learned on earth we shall practise in heaven;Works done least rapidly Art most cherishes.“
— Robert Browning
„Despair exists only when there is hope.“
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
„Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Proving nature's laws wrong, it learned to walk without having feet. Funny, it seems to by keeping it's dreams; it learned to breathe fresh air. Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else even cared.“
— Tupac Shakur
„Write a little every day, without hope, without despair.“
— Karen Blixen
„There are women named Faith, Hope, Joy, and Prudence. Why not Despair, Guilt, Rage, and Grief? It seems only right. 'Tom, I'd like you to meet the girl of my dreams, Tragedy.' These days, Trajedi.“
— George Carlin
„In a Wonderland they lie, Dreaming as the days go by, Dreaming as the summers die:Ever drifting down the stream- Lingering in the golden gleam- Life, what is it but a dream?“
— Lewis Carroll