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• “Are you alright? All of a sudden you went away. Are you alright? I hope you come back around someday.”

  Lucinda Williams (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “I think that might not have been enough, were it not for me being my family ’s only hope. Because they were also dying, in a different way: financially, mentally. And I thought, I can’t die. Literally I can’t die.”

  Ocean Vuong (born 1988) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: On being surrounded by friends taken by the opioid epidemic and his quest to be the breadwinner for his family in “Ocean Vuong: ‘As a child I would ask: What’s napalm?’” in The Guardian (2019 Jun 9)

• “This book is as much a coming-of-age story as it is a coming-of-art. I would say that I begin with the voices of those I care for, family or otherwise, and follow them until they drop off, until I have to create them in order to hear them. My writing is an echo. In this way, On Earth is not so much a novel, but the ghost of a novel. That’s the hope anyway.”

  Ocean Vuong (born 1988) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: On his novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous in “Survival as a Creative Force: An Interview with Ocean Vuong” in The Paris Review (2019 Jun 5)

• “A man finds happiness so fleetingly, like the petals melting off a prairie rose. Even as you touch that feeling it dries up, leaving only the dust of that emotion, a powder of hope. (chapter 9, p99)”

  Louise Erdrich (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “(What moves you most in a work of literature?) I’m not yet the writer I aspire to be, but at my age, great books written by women over 60 give me hope. Diana Athill, Colette, Harriett Doerr, Marguerite Duras, Grace Paley, Elena Poniatowska, Jean Rhys, Mercé Rodoreda, to name but a few.”

  Sandra Cisneros (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “During the final tumultuous years of my abusive marriage, I became involved in a relationship with someone on my campaign. I know that even a consensual relationship with a subordinate is inappropriate, but I still allowed it to happen despite my better judgment. For that I apologize. I wish nothing but the best for her and hope everyone respects her privacy in this difficult time.”

  Katie Hill (politician) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: Katie Hill admits to relationship with campaign staffer after ethics probe announced over separate alleged relationship", CNN (October 24, 2019)

• “Not all successful Latin@ writers feel they owe anything to Latin@s. But among those who do, I would hope they keep in mind the history that got them there and that they work to keep those roads open for the upcoming writers.”

  Ana Castillo (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “The early days of esto no tiene nombre were the happiest time in my life. I had a vision, I had hope, and I was not alone. There was a lot of love going around then — sexual love, spiritual love, friendship love, literature love, publishing love. Perfect love.”

  Tatiana de la tierra (1961–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “It will never end, I hope-whatever "it" is. The gift, the quest, the visions, the dreams in secret languages. The songs and the storytelling. It will never end; it is still writing itself.”

  Jessica Hagedorn (born 1949) first seen 1993 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: Introduction to Danger and Beauty (1993)

• “I don't write with "lessons" in mind. I just hope my readers are absorbed by the story, that they enjoy the read, and that the novel raises some provocative questions. (The Women's Review of Books, March 2004)”

  Jessica Hagedorn (born 1949) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “I hope my writing has many layers, as human beings have layers.”

  Maxine Hong Kingston (born 1940) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “Quitting leads to much less happiness in life than perseverance and hope.”

  Linda Sue Park (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “To young people, I would like to say: Stay calm when things are hard or not going right with you. You will get through it when you persevere instead of quitting. Quitting leads to much less happiness in life than perseverance and hope. Salva Dut Rochester, New York 2010”

  Linda Sue Park (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “Stay calm when things are hard or not going right with you. You will get through it when you persevere instead of quitting. Quitting leads to much less happiness in life than perseverance and hope.”

  Linda Sue Park (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “I have grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and children, and in the original teachings, we’re told that they’re all our children. And how can I — I have to think of them, and they’re the rudder of hope. I mean, that’s where we’re going, with them.”

  Joy Harjo (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “Political means great movers. To me, you can define political in a number of ways. But I would hope it was in the sense that it does help move and change consciousness in terms of how different peoples and cultures are seen, evolve.”

  Joy Harjo (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “…and i am learning to hope like a bird learns its first affair with wind and sun like an orange learns to take flight into the mouth of a boy in summer…”

  Andrés Montoya (1968–1999) said by 1999 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “I hope Han's government will focus on what's right or wrong in a matter, instead of the politics involved in it.”

  Chang San-cheng (born 1954) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: Chang San-cheng (2019) cited in "Taiwan's KMT presidential candidate selects ex premier as running mate" on Taiwan News, 11 November. this was made in 2021

• “My hope is that this book will be a springboard to dialogue about history, the present reality of Indigenous peoples' experience, and the meaning and future of the United States itself. (Author's Note)”

  Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz (born 1938) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “But who made the law that we should not hope in our daughters? We, women, subscribe to that law more than anyone. Until we change all this, it is still a man's world, which women will always help to build.”

  Buchi Emecheta (1944–2017) said by 2017 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “Home will never go away Home will be here when you come back You may go to bring back fortune You may go to escape misfortune You may even go, just because you want to go But when you come back We hope you’ll come back Home will still be here.”

  Imbolo Mbue (born 1981) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “…I can’t afford the luxury of despair or pessimism. We still have to hope. We’re a timeless people, we’ve lived in a timeless land. We have suffered the invasion of two hundred years, and we’ll go on suffering. But we are going to survive…”

  Oodgeroo Noonuccal (1920–1993) first seen 1988 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: On the Aboriginal people in “‘Recording the Cries of the People’: AN INTERVIEW WITH OODGEROO (KATH WALKER)” in Kunapipi (1988)

• “I’m not going with weapons, I’m going with my faith and my hope; with a Bible in my right hand and a resignation letter [for Morales] in my left hand.”

  Luis Fernando Camacho (born 1979) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: Quoted in How Bolivia's Evo Morales Was Brought Down With the Help of an Obscure Conservative With a Bible Time (magazine), (15 November 2019)

• “I arose and said, As a colored woman, I hope this association will include in the resolution the injustices of various kinds of which colored people are the victims." p. 143”

  Mary Church Terrell (1863–1954) said by 1954 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “I wanted to write a play about racism, about poverty, about the negative forces that haunt us and make us murderous—and the positive forces that do daily battle for us—like love, friendship, family—which lead to some kind of hope...”

  Migdalia Cruz (born 1958) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “Much of the time, we’re still looked at as foreigners, despite being here for four or five generations. This gives an overview of our experiences, how varied they are. Really, I want Asian Americans to look at ourselves, to be proud of our heritage. For non-Asians, I just want to inform. . . . Of course, I hope everybody is entertained along the way.”

  Lane Nishikawa first seen 1995 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: On his one-man show I’m on a Mission From Buddha and artistry in “‘Mission’ Accomplished? Not Yet, but Closer: Theater: Lane Nishikawa, star of a one-man show about diversity, says mainstream representation of Asian Ame…

• “Vaccines are our foremost hope. Sadly, most of the states are left with a stock of just three to five days. While it will be necessary on one hand to substantially ramp up our domestic production capacity, it will also be prudent to allow emergency use authorisation of all the vaccine candidates that have the required clearances without any further delay.”

  Sonia Gandhi (born 1946) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: Sonia Gandhi. Covid: Congress pushes Narendra Modi for vaccines, cash for poor Jha, Sanjay K . The Telegraph (India) ; Calcutta. 13 Apr 2021.

• “Vaccines are our foremost hope. Accordingly, with enhanced availability, categories eligible for vaccination should be expanded on the basis of need and exposure rather than just age. In the same vein, the numbers allocated to a state has to be based on the prevalence and projection of infection in that particular state.”

  Sonia Gandhi (born 1946) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: Sonia Gandhi. Clear more vaccines fast, says Sonia to PM The Hindustan Times ; New Delhi. 13 Apr 2021.

• “Vaccines are our foremost hope. Sadly, most of the states, including those ruled by the BJP and its allies, are left with a stock of just 3 to 5 days.”

  Sonia Gandhi (born 1946) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: Sonia Gandhi. Sonia: Allow emergency use of new vaccines [Times Nation] The Times of India (Online) ; New Delhi. 13 Apr 2021.

• “…I have a flat spot right in the front of my head from trying to break down walls my entire career, forcing diversity of thought and opinion into newsrooms and onto the air. Whatever else you do with your lives, I hope you remember to fight those battles, too.”

  Gwen Ifill (1955–2016) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: On persevering despite the obstacles in “Journalist Gwen Ifill: In Her Own Words” in NPR (2016 Nov 14)

• “You realise everybody suffers…I’m able to have that hope, you know. I’m able to hold on and see the light in the darkness.”

  Archie Roach (1956–2022) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: On avoiding bitterness despite a series of hardships in “Archie Roach on the healing power of song: 'Music was great therapy for me'” in The Guardian (2017 Feb 21)

• “Never give up hope, try with confidence; you will be successful.”

  Arifur Rahman (born 1984) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: Quoted in Animation short film Try, which was written and directed by him in 2010.

• “What is war? You send soldiers out and, although nobody wants to say it, you know a certain number will be killed, and you hope there will be fewer than the casualties on the other side. War is dealing with human beings as objects. (2017)”

  Maaza Mengiste (born 1971) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “I do believe that inside each of us, inside our imaginative lives, dwells every possibility in the human journey. It is a matter of access, I suppose. And the courage to access. I think we all have the same weapons: patience, imagination, hope, and the ability to be crucified and yet resurrect. I strive to be open to all of these.”

  Shobha Rao first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: On humanity and her narratives in “‘I can’t think of a happier story’: Shobha Rao talks GIRLS BURN BRIGHTER” in Booklist Reader (2018 Mar 6)

• “I hope the terrestrial snails, secreted away in their burrows by day across the earth's vast landscapes, will continue their mysterious lives, gliding slowly and gracefully through the night, millions of years into the future.”

  Elisabeth Tova Bailey first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating (2010), "Epilogue," page 170

• “Telling a story is like sowing a seed—you always hope to see it become a beautiful tree, with firm roots and branches that soar up in the sky. But it is a peculiar sowing, for you will never know whether your seed sprouts or dies. (p122)”

  Laila Lalami (born 1968) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “Writing can be a way of honoring those who’ve suffered real traumas and often surmounted them. And when a story has not yet been fully reflected in formal histories, the telling has a purpose, or so we hope…”

  Carolina de Robertis (born 1975) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: On writing and history in “Interviews: Carolina de Robertis” in BookPage (2019 Sep 3)

• “It totally matters to me that teenagers think I'm cool. I mean, teens keep their fingers on the pulse of culture. When things shift, it's usually because they shift them. They call the shots. So if teenagers think I'm cool, then hopefully they'll want to get down with whatever I'm doing. My hope is that reading and writing becomes the new "waiting in line to buy Jordans.”

  Jason Reynolds (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “Together, we have defended our values and taken the necessary actions on our own terms. I hope that as a nation, we can be proud of this.”

  Sanna Marin (born 1985) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: Sanna Marin's New Year message: "Russia will not win" in Ukraine Yle News, STT (December 31, 2022).

• “There’s just so much unknown information exotic ingredients, so my hope is to educate the reader, and take them on this journey to procuring and exploring these exotic ingredients around the world—from Serbia to meth heads in Oregon.”

  Ian Purkayastha (born 1992) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: On why he wrote Truffle Boy in “The US restaurant industry’s top truffle dealer is a 24-year-old college dropout from Arkansas” in Quartz Magazine (2017 Mar 9)

• “If Joaquin thought he was losing power over Alano before, he now knows he is completely powerless as Alano and Paz stare into each other's eyes like Deckers who have fallen in love on their End Day. He can only hope these boys will not be the cause of each other's deaths.”

  Adam Silvera (born 1990) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “It’s really a play about these big ideas that don’t have any sort of definitive conclusion…What I hope people get out of it is—as uncomfortable as it is—to be able to live in these gray areas of conversation that none of us have answers to and see the humanity in people, even if you don’t agree with them.”

  Hilary Bettis first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: On her play Queen of Basel in “After a Hit With FX’s The Americans, Hilary Bettis Is Back in Theatre” in Playbill (2019 Mar 29)

• “I am constantly recharged by the different artists I work with, by the new challenges we face, and by listening to my inner voice. My trip to the ocean every year gives me great peace, and now that I am a grandfather for the first time, I am thrilled and inspired every day that I see my granddaughter because I have great hope for the future generation.”

  Hugo Medrano first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: On what inspires him in “An Interview with GALA Hispanic Theatre’s Hugo Medrano” in MD Theatre Guide (2011 Oct 8)

• “This is an opportunity for Trump to do the right thing and do it clean, to say to Zelensky, I support this negotiation with Putin. I hope that you and Putin can settle your conflicts.”

  Stephen F. Cohen (1938–2020) said by 2020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “You'll never know until you try it You don't have to keep it quiet And I know it makes you nervous But I promise you, it's worth it To show 'em everything you kept inside Don't hide, don't hide Too shy to say, but I hope you stay Don't hide away Come out and play”

  Billie Eilish (born 2001) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: Come Out and Play (20 November 2018), co-written with Finneas O'Connell.

  Also quoted by: Finneas O'Connell

• “I hope the first set we meet are kind and smart and savvy, and also mammals who breathe oxygen and have hierarchical structure, because otherwise we’re going to not be able to figure out how to say anything useful and understandable, and if they’re not kind, they may decide they’re better off without us…”

  Arkady Martine (born 1985) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: On her hope if humans should ever encounter extraterrestrials in “Interviews: Arkady Martine” in BookPage (2019 Mar 26)

• “Hope is the possibility of always having something to achieve.”

  Luca Parmitano (born 1976) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: Quoted in "End-of-Year Message from the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella" (31 December 2019).

• “My hope was always that the experience of reading this book would mirror my experience of writing it: I wanted it to feel like quicksand, like entering a landscape that literally swallows you and then spits you up somewhere else.”

  Hanya Yanagihara (born 1974) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “I hope my journey to death lasts at least ninety years.”

  Ron English (born 1959) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “Politics need to bring people hope. We need more dreams and more stories that touch people.”

  Lai Pin-yu (born 1992) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: Lai Pin-yu (2020) cited in "'We need more dreams': Taiwan's 'Squad' rallies youth ahead of election" on The Guardian, 10 January 2020.

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