“We know what we should do. Age is no excuse. Do we go to others for permission or for discipline?” — Donna Lynn Hope Accountability Copy Share Image
“People give up on each other long before they give up on themselves, and they do that, too.” — Donna Lynn Hope Breaking up Copy Share Image
“One woman's definition of success may not be another's. Is success, as the world defines it, an accomplishment in a society this… — Donna Lynn Hope Accomplishment Copy Share Image
“I love men. I also hate men; I wouldn't want to be in a world without them but I have to say,… — Donna Lynn Hope Compliment Copy Share Image
“Don't concern yourself with the opinions of those who judge you. That is placing on them an importance they do not have.” — Donna Lynn Hope Concern Copy Share Image
“I don't admire the person who hides from the world and claims enlightenment. To be purified you have to be tested and… — Donna Lynn Hope Buddhism Copy Share Image
“When they want you in secret they don’t really want you. They want the adventure. Give them one by telling them where… — Donna Lynn Hope Adventure Copy Share Image
“Loyalty. Is it something only dogs know? When I think of it, I wonder if I would rather have it than love.… — Donna Lynn Hope Dependability Copy Share Image
“Neither one of them could turn off their feelings, even with so much time and distance between them. The more they were… — Donna Lynn Hope Apart Copy Share Image
“Someone once said that love is the closest thing to magic that this world has, but magic enchants, deceives and casts a… — Donna Lynn Hope Deceives Copy Share Image
“The spider's web: She finds an innocuous corner in which to spin her web. The longer the web takes, the more fabulous… — Donna Lynn Hope Femme fatale Copy Share Image
“She had hope in her heart but after a while, with each step forward, hope stepped back. And for the first time… — Donna Lynn Hope Breakup Copy Share Image
“It's effortless to let go of self-absorbed people. It's challenging to let go of someone you care about and it's exceedingly difficult… — Donna Lynn Hope Betrayal Copy Share Image
“Youth. I don't seek it through another because I have it within; it's a state of mind, a spirit that is free,… — Donna Lynn Hope Aging Copy Share Image
“A woman once held a Canary in the palm of her hand and stroked her and whispered a careful warning. The canary,… — Donna Lynn Hope Bird Copy Share Image
“I don't envy "busy." Busy means having a schedule, not living life. What I really covet is leisure and peace of mind.… — Donna Lynn Hope Busy Copy Share Image
“I don’t miss anyone. If I did I would do something about it. Besides, some people come back...in dreams. That’s when they’re… — Donna Lynn Hope Dreaming Copy Share Image
“People don't tell others when they lose interest, just like they don't tell others when they love them. And then they wonder… — Donna Lynn Hope Holding back Copy Share Image
“Do we really need a study on why people lie? They lie because it's easy, and cowards are good at "easy." Telling… — Donna Lynn Hope Cowards Copy Share Image
“I will leave and isolate myself rather than go through the futile task of trying to make everyone happy, which is impossible… — Donna Lynn Hope Happiness Copy Share Image
“I can't help it. You bring it out in me," he accused. "No," I said. "You're choosing to let me get to… — Donna Lynn Hope Bring Copy Share Image
“We start our sometimes tedious, sometimes exciting, often times sad and stressful march to the grave the moment we're born, so it… — Donna Lynn Hope Aging Copy Share Image
“No, we aren't civilized, even in our business suits and high heels. People are as mean as ever, and as predictable. Underneath… — Donna Lynn Hope Business Copy Share Image
“I need to stop saying LMAO because that is precisely what's happening; I wish I could rewind time by two decades, immortalize… — Donna Lynn Hope Aging Copy Share Image
“Chivalry: It's the little boy that kisses my hand, the young man who holds the door open for me, and the old… — Donna Lynn Hope Chivalrous Copy Share Image
“The most beautiful women I have known had one thing in common apart from beauty: humility. It's a shame that those with… — Donna Lynn Hope Beautiful women Copy Share Image
“You don’t run from someone and expect them to follow unless you want a stalker," he said. "You fool. All I wanted… — Donna Lynn Hope Chasing Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, despite how your heart feels, you have to do what you must in order to get the result you need. When… — Donna Lynn Hope Break up Copy Share Image
“I don't admire the person who does what they want to do. I admire the person who does what they're afraid to… — Donna Lynn Hope Admiration Copy Share Image
“Steam rising underneath a canopy of whispering, changing aspens; starlight in the clear, dark night, and wondrous beauty in every direction. If… — Donna Lynn Hope Autumn Copy Share Image
“Instead of being proud that you led someone to God, be more concerned with the person you pushed away from Him.” — Donna Lynn Hope Concerned Copy Share Image
“Masks are elaborate and everyone has one. It takes a while to get to know people. This doesn't make them mysterious, it… — Donna Lynn Hope Elaborate Copy Share Image
“He passed through her with his soul caressing hers goodbye. And in that final hour he was with her one last time.” — Donna Lynn Hope Death Copy Share Image
“Joy – in the fall, winter, and always in the mountains where people are few, wildlife is abundant and there is peace… — Donna Lynn Hope Autumn Copy Share Image
“Intense feelings of any kind keep people with you. Some you may want, others you won't. To forget people, and you never… — Donna Lynn Hope Feelings Copy Share Image
“He wasn't yours to get hurt by. He was someone else's and you knew that, so why are you offended? What right… — Donna Lynn Hope Affair Copy Share Image
“We love because we can lose. If there was no threat of separation, no death to shake us to our core, we… — Donna Lynn Hope Death Copy Share Image
“I'd rather meander through a pit of vipers than love one more person, but since I'm on the subject of snakes, we… — Donna Lynn Hope Betrayal Copy Share Image
“You're not interesting in the least," she spat. "I don't need to be," I smiled. "That's what you need...And you're welcome to… — Donna Lynn Hope Fighting Copy Share Image
