„No one ever asks a kid for her opinion, but it seems to me that growing up means you stop hoping for the best, and start expecting the worst.“

— Jodi Picoult

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„I hope this means you'll quit asking me to kill you. It gives me indigestion.“
— Patricia Briggs
„Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between.“
— Maya Angelou
„there's no harm in hoping for the best as long as you're prepared for the worst.“
— Stephen King
„Have faith in God and in yourself; that will cure all. Hope for the best, expect the best, toil for the best and everything will come right for you in the end.“
— Ramana Maharshi