Despair Quotes

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Hardship may dishearten at first, but every hardship passes away. All despair is followed by hope; all darkness is followed by sunshine. — Unknown Author
So one must be resigned to being a clock that measures the passage of time, now out of order, now repaired, and whose mechanism generates… — Stanislaw Lem
These really are our days, and we can prevail and overcome, even in the midst of trends that are very disturbing. If we are faithful… — Neal A. Maxwell
It was a white-collar crime.â€ Illium gave her an odd look. â€œIn the human world, such crimes are lightly punished, though they harm hundreds, leading… — Nalini Singh
On top of the world, or in the depths of despair. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Sorrow, terror, anguish, despair itself are often the chosen expressions of an approximation to the highest good. Our sympathy in tragic fiction depends on this… — Percy Bysshe Shelley
Heavy misfortunes have befallen us, but let us only cling closer to what remains, and transfer our love for those whom we have lost to… — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Only part of us is sane: only part of us loves pleasure and the longer day of happiness, wants to live to our nineties and… — Rebecca West
Despair came over her, as it will when nobody around has any sexual relevance to you. — Thomas Pynchon
I was very fond of Lagneauâ€™s phrase: â€œI have no comfort but in my absolute despair. — Simone de Beauvoir
Lie is more worth living, more full of interest when you are likely to lose it. It shouldn't be, perhaps, but it is. When you're… — Agatha Christie
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have… — Gareth Roberts
But if you are a poor creature--poisoned by a wretched up-bringing in some house full of vulgar jealousies and senseless quarrels--saddled, by no choice of… — C.S. Lewis
Despite her cough, Rose was in unusually good spirits. That was irritating. If Iâ€™m to trade my life for Roseâ€™s, Iâ€™d appreciate her exhibiting a… — Franny Billingsley
She understood the genre constraints, the decencies were supposed to be observing. The morally cosy vision allows the embrace of monstrosity only as a reaction… — Glen Duncan
I like to think that it isn't weakness or evasion, but a final act of kindness, a stand against oblivion and despair, ... — Ian Mcewan
The universe, which is not merely the stars and the moon and the planets, flowers, grass and trees, but other people, has evolved no terms… — James A. Baldwin
Whereas modern cynicism brought despair about the ability of the human species to realize laudable ideals, postmodern cynicism doesn't â€” not because it's optimistic, but… — Robert Wright
She wore far too much rouge last night and not quite enough clothes. That is always a sign of despair in a woman. — Oscar Wilde
We salvage what we can, what truly matters to us, even at the gates of despair. — Guy Gavriel Kay

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