“I was trying not to be happy, hopeful. I did not believe I deserved happiness or even hope, if you knew my soul.”
“I just hope I remember to tell my kids that they are as happy as I look in my old photographs. And I hope that they believe me.”
“I am hopeful, though not full of hope, and the only reason I don't believe in happy endings is because I don't believe in endings.”
“My name is Hope Happy, and I am a pessimist.”
“And I wonder if anyone is really happy. I hope they are. I really hope they are.”
“I believe in one God, and no more; and I hope for happiness beyond this life. I believe in the equality of humans; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow creatures happy.”