Quotes about Hope
Euripedes. Nothing is hopeless; we must hope for everything.
— Madeleine L'Engle
It is possible to suffer and despair an entire lifetime and still not give up the art of laughter.
— Madeleine L'Engle
On the other side of pain, there is still love.
— Madeleine L'Engle
Faith is what makes life bearable, with all its tragedies and ambiguities and sudden, startling joys.
— Madeleine L'Engle
Itt iss Eevill… What is going to happen? Wee wwill cconnttinnue tto ffightt!… And we're not alone, you know, children, came Mrs.Whatsit, the comforter. …some of the best fighters have come from your own planet… Who have our fighters been? Calvin asked. Oh, you must know them, dear, Mrs.Whatsit said. Mrs.Who's spectacles shone out at them triumphantly. And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
— Madeleine L'Engle
Suddenly there was a great burst of light through the Darkness. The light spread out and where it touched the Darkness the Darkness disappeared. The light spread until the patch of Dark Thing had vanished, and there was only a gentle shining, and through the shining came the stars, clear and pure.
— Madeleine L'Engle
George MacDonald gives me renewed strength during times of trouble--times when I have seen people tempted to deny God--when he says, The Son of God suffered unto death, not that men might not suffer, but that their sufferings might be like his.
— Madeleine L'Engle
But grief still has to be worked through. It is like walking through water. Sometimes there are little waves lapping about my feet. Sometimes there is an enormous breaker that knocks me down. Sometimes there is a sudden and fierce squall. But I know that many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it.
— Madeleine L'Engle
And joy is always a promise.
— Madeleine L'Engle
We were sent here for something. And we know that all things work together for good them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose
— Madeleine L'Engle
Nothing loved is ever lost or perished.
— Madeleine L'Engle
She was enfolded in the great wings of Mrs. Whatsit and she felt comfort and strength pouring through her. Mrs. Whatsit was not speaking aloud, and yet through the wings Meg understood words. My child, do not despair. Do you think we would have brought you here if there was no hope? We are asking you to do a difficult thing, but we are confident that you can do it. Your father needs help, he needs courage, and for his children he may be able to do what he cannot do for himself.
— Madeleine L'Engle