“There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying.”

“So, are you telling me we're lost?""Not yet," Eli said."But you have no idea where we are.""Not really.""That means 'lost' in my book," Sam said. "What's the difference between having no idea where we are and being lost?""Having no idea where we are on the lake is one thing, but if I can get a clue about which direction is which, then I will know which way to go," Eli said."Still sounds like lost to me," Sam muttered.”

“I believe that some people are lost souls, with nothing left to save. But some aren't lost, and the problem is you can't tell which is which. All you can do is try to save them all, and hope none of the good ones slip away, and none of the lost ones hurt you."Jack Prescott, in Painted Black”

“That which we give makes us richer, that which is hoarded is lost”

“That which is imagined can never be lost.”

“Sometimes lost in a book, you forget which is the real world and which is fiction.”