Character-growth Quote by V.E. Schwab

“The story begins like so much else,' she says slowly, 'With hope. Hope and dreams and daring...”

— Margaret Peterson Haddix

“...story is where hope begins.”

— Cindee Snider Re

“There's terror on her face, and pain. She knows something is coming for us. She knows what's approaching.”

— Mindful Things Mya Duong

“I’m trying not to let the hope shine out of my chest.”

— Karina Halle

“For a few moments, her imagination and her heart were bewitched.”

— Jane Austen

“Sometimes when you least expect it, hope wiggles into your heart.”

— Lynn Plourde

“Hope had been beaten to death. She dried her eyes, shut down her heart, and plunged herself into an emotional coma. So much easier…

— Shannon Hale

“She had hope in her heart but after a while, with each step forward, hope stepped back. And for the first time in months,…

— Donna Lynn Hope

“There are so many stories, she thinks, and most of them end up lost.”

— Guy Gavriel Kay

“Hope had beaten her to death. She dried her eyes, shut down her heart, and plunged herself into an emotional coma. So much easier…

— Shannon Hale

“Hope is my enemy. It’s worse than lies. It promises and it takes back. It teases and it rips my heart out.”

— Lisa Renee Jones

“She feels as if her heart may burst.”

— Sarah Jio