“Only where there is disillusionment and depression and sorrow does happiness arise; without the despair of loss, there is no hope.”
“A world without hope, but no despair”
“Write a little every day, without hope, without despair.”
“A life without hope is a meaningless life, risking demoralisation, debauchery, destitution, or even death.”
“Without individuals we see only numbers: a thousand dead, a hundred thousand dead, “casualties may rise to a million.” With individual stories, the statistics become people - but even that is a lie, for the people continue to suffer in numbers that themselves are numbing and meaningless.”