Hope Quote by Marion Dane Bauer

“And it seemed to me that longing was everything, longing is all we are.”

— Valerie Martin

“Longing on a large scale is what makes history. This is just a kid with a local yearning but he is part of an…

— Don Delillo Underworld

“The thing about longing is this: It is easy to feel equal to wanting. It is rare to feel equal to having.”

— Helen Humphreys

“It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are still alive. There are certain things we feel to…

— George Eliot

“I have a longing other than longing. other than what fills the chests of the years. Things approach it as if they know no…

— Adonis

“It is a longing so intense that it creates what it desires, it cannot endure any touch of correction; it is, as I say,…

— Shirley Jackson

“Until the longing came again, like the longing that you hear in the whistle of a train that is going far away. But the…

— Meindert DeJong

Longing, felt fully, carries us to belonging.

— Tara Brach

Longing is the core of mystery. Longing itself brings the cure. The only rule is, suffer the pain. Your desires must be disciplined And…

— Rumi

“Longing, whether for a passion or person, is one of the most powerful, yet painful, emotions there is. It can drive you to its…

— jennifer salaiz

Longing is a compass that guides us through life. We may never get what we really want, that's true, but every step along the…

— Joan D. Chittister

“We writers can use our own longing - and frequently do - without ever having to understand or analyze it. That is why our…

— Marion Dane Bauer