Despair Quote by Banana Yoshimoto

“...despair can hold the most intense sorts of pleasure when one is strongly conscious of the hopelessness of one's position...”

— Fyodor Dostoevsky

“No one likes to see people in moods of despair they themselves have survived.”

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

“In despair there are the most intense enjoyments, especially when one is acutely conscious of the hopelessness of one's position.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“They never get the chance to experience the blessing of loss, the gift of despair, and the richness of forced introspection.”

— Brett Douglas

“We will all go through despair in our lifetime. It's what we do with it, that will help us achieve our greatness.”

— Timothy Pina

“Don’t lose your joy for life. When you grow old you may still exist, but you will have ceased to live.”

— Diann Shaddox

“Despair is typical of those who do not understand the causes of evil, see no way out, and are incapable of struggle.”

— Vladimir Lenin

“I’m young and have many hidden qualities; I’m young and strong and living through a big adventure; I’m right in the middle of it…

— Anne Frank

“If you are miserable you grow in misery and if you are joyful you grow in joy.”

— Bryant McGill

“By experimenting with sympathetic joy, we break from the constricted world of individual struggle and see that joy exists in more places than we…

— Sharon Salzberg

“I know that my youth will triumph over everything - every disillusionment, every disgust with life. I’ve asked myself many times whether there is…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“Embrace wisdom and relentlessly pursue joy, and you can live agelessly.”

— Amy Leigh Mercree