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“I admire your beliefs Miss Zeldin, and rest assuredâ€� you could never offend me.”
― Kate Rose, The Angel and the Apothecary

“This better world—that is the world I’m fighting for from inside the whale, this world I want to be birthed into. A world that is kinder, more generous, more just. A world that takes care of the marginalized, the poor, the sick. Where wealth and resources are redistributed, where reparations are made for the harms of history, where stolen land is given back. Where the environment is cared for and respected, and all species are cared for and respected. Where conflicts are dealt with in gentleness. Where people take care of each other and feel empowered to be their truest selves. Where anger is allowed and joy is allowed and fun is allowed and quietness is allowed and loudness is allowed and being wrong is allowed and everything, everything, everything is rooted in love. And maybe that’s an unattainable utopia.But I’ve found a few smaller versions of this world—in the ground rules Liv and I set on the bus en route to meeting my family; in the grace Cara showed me when I came out to her; in the patience with which Zu mentored me. I’m not naïve enough to think we’ll reach this utopia in my lifetime or possibly ever, but I’m also not faithless enough to think that the direction in which I strive doesn’t matter, that these smaller versions of the world aren’t leading us there.”
― Lamya H., Hijab Butch Blues

“And as his body thaws into hers, he is no longer sure where her pleasure ends and his begins, for bodies and minds deliquesce into something of a stupor.”
― Kate Rose, The Angel and the Apothecary

“And she kisses him with a hunger, using her tongue, and he closes his eyes and sees only the brilliance of pure blinding light. ”
― Kate Rose, The Angel and the Apothecary

“We must take advantage of those moments of wonder--
those moments that stir up the creative juices,
that foster belief and faith--
to re-imagine what is possible
in ourselves,
in our lives,
in our world.

And then we must make use
of all that beautiful renewed energy,
all that hope and determination--
to move,
to effect change.”
― Shellen Lubin

“His theory stands, however, that a cure operates primarily through the dispensing healer’s understanding of the individual, as well as the nature of plantsâ€� And in the interstices where neither cure not hope can reach, there is laudanum. ”
― Kate Rose, The Angel and the Apothecary

“This is the world fourteen-year-old me couldn’t even begin to imagine. I’m already here.”
― Lamya H., Hijab Butch Blues

“Just because you don’t know the way out doesn’t mean one doesn’t exist.”
― Curtis Tyrone Jones

“Being a survivor doesn't mean we will never be scared or will only feel strong inside all the time. It's about acknowledging current reality while taking small steps moving forward with hope and courage.”
― Fern E.M. Buszowski, Embrace Life, Embrace Hope: Cultivating Wholeness and Resilience through the Unexpected

“Something stirred inside her that felt like hope â€� the kind of hope a lottery ticket held just before you checked its numbers.”
― Marissa Stapley, Lucky

“It is okay to not know everything. It is okay to be wrong. We learn, grow, and develop from our mistakes. They become building blocks for success defined by character, humility, honesty, perseverance, integrity, hope, and most of all faith.”
― Sandra C Bibb

“Occasionally I think you could do with someone truly to look out for you...And I wish you well in your work. I hope one day you will be able to bring it to a conclusion, and find rest.”
― Oliver Bowden, Renaissance

“Sometimes I wish the Assassin would return to Florence, that we might be free of this tyranny.”
― Oliver Bowden

“All the choices we make in the face of fear impact our healing. We can make choices that move us forward with hope. Our choice of who and what to trust brings hope along the way. And finding that hope pushes us to survive, even thrive, instead of solely being afraid.”
― Fern E.M. Buszowski, Embrace Life, Embrace Hope: Cultivating Wholeness and Resilience through the Unexpected

“In Christ, hope and healing are found”
― Diane M. Sibole, The Master's Symphony: Our Story of Unconditional Love and Loss Woven for Eternity

“Hopelessness is a form of silence, of denying the world and fleeing from it. The dehumanization resulting from an unjust order is not a cause for despair but for hope, leading to the incessant pursuit of the humanity denied by injustice.”
― Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed

“I had always thought that being a member of a non-denominational, Southern-Baptist-rooted, majority-white evangelical church was the only way to be a true Christian. But my journey has shown me that God is not confined to the boxes we try to put Him in.”
― Gerald Zgabay, Opening Up: Exploring Faith in the Everyday Messiness of Life

“Our journey has not been easy, but it has been worth it. By facing our own traumas and biases, we have been able to better understand and love the diverse world around us.”
― Gerald Zgabay, Opening Up: Exploring Faith in the Everyday Messiness of Life

“If you can dream a dream, you have begun fashioning a template for a greater reality. And at this point, the greatest dream may be believing in that reality.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“For many of us, the greatest dream is to believe in our dream.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“My feelings were tangled up in knots. Guilt intertwined with innocence. Worry with calm. I had feelings I couldn’t name. But I believed that every human being had a right to live in peace.”
― Argita Zalli, Good Morning, Hope: A True Story of Refugee Twin Sisters and Their Triumph over War, Poverty, and Heartbreak

“If our native country had become lawless, then surely, nothing was ‘wrongâ€� or ‘corruptâ€� about us seeking refuge or citizenship in another country. At least we deserved the right to try.”
― Argita Zalli, Good Morning, Hope: A True Story of Refugee Twin Sisters and Their Triumph over War, Poverty, and Heartbreak

“Peace, a force that can unlock, locked worlds.”
― H.L. Balcomb, All Roads Lead to Cape Town

“Hopeless times call for hopeful leaders.”
― Nick Chellsen, A Leader Worth Imitating: 33 Leadership Principles From the Life of Jesus

“Why do we always believe that the path of our deepest desire would be so far from the path that God would have us walk? How is the path of desire so different from the path to the Giver of that desire?”
― Scott Erickson, Say Yes: Discover the Surprising Life Beyond the Death of a Dream

“In this Study Guide, I hope this book will encourage you to ponder, reflect, and inspire you to enhance your prayer life. I want you to become an effective prayer warrior for God. Whether you use this guide alone, in a group setting, or maybe as a gift to encourage someone else”
― Horace Williams Jr, Unleash the Power of Prayer in Your Life: A Power that Transforms Lives Study Guide with Prayer Prompts

“Being hopeful means never doubting that morning is on its way even in the darkest darkness of night, and acting with the psychological superiority of this thought!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“When Robert was younger he lived somewhere else. When asked, he could never say exactly where, for the simple but painful reason that the nature of his removal from his home had been so sudden and rough and frightening, and had taken such a long time to end, that by the time he found himself in his new home and dared to open his eyes, he had not the slightest idea where he was or where he had come from.”
― Steve B. McGlaughlin, Robert The Frog

“I think you did it because you were brave.â€�
“Brave, is a big word, Robert! Too big. A word you would have to live up to if such a word was to find its way around to certain groups.�
“But what you did was brave, Baz.�
“But, Robert, the point is, I don’t remember how I did it. So please do not tell anyone what you saw � they will expect me to do it again. Can you imagine what might happen? And now look at my other leg. It’s shaking even more than the first one. I couldn’t run if I had to. You see what I face? Let’s head back now, in case the fox comes back.�
“It won’t come back, Baz,â€� said Robert. “I wouldn’t.”
― Steve B McGlaughlin

“The other member of the small band of friends was Daisy, a fawn-coloured dairy cow with a lovely heart. She was a gentle, kind, dreamy soul, who loved nothing more than to slowly wander the paddocks, trailing her nose through the long grass in search of an eating experience she had once had years earlier. Her inability to ever recreate that “incredible grass eating dayâ€� was a topic she often returned to.”
― Steve B McGlaughlin