“It was a distorted form of inverse logic: If hopes never come true, then hope for what you don't want.”

“Hope and reality lie in inverse proportions.”

“Happiness comes in many forms — in the company of good friends, in the feeling you get when you make someone else’s dream come true, or in the promise of hope renewed. It’s okay to let yourself be happy because you never know how fleeting that happiness might be.”

“Excitement is never comfortable. When it comes, you just hang on and hope you don't fall off.”

“Magic?" Akiva had asked. "What bird does this come from, that its bone are made of magic?""Oh, it's not magic. The wishes don't really come true.""Then why do it?"She shrugged. "Hope? Hope can be a powerful force. Maybe there's no actual magic in it, but when you know what you hope for most and hold it like a light within you, you can make things happen, almost like magic.”

“Don't despair: despair suggests you are in total control and know what is coming. You don't - surrender to events with hope.”