“It's hard to watch. Can't stand the pressure of that much hope.”
“It's not the rejection. I can handle the rejection. It's the hope I can't stand.”
“It's not the despair, Laura. I can take the despair. It's the hope I can't stand. ~ Brian Stimpson, Clockwise ”
“It's like a kid standing at the window watching the rain.”
“School used to be an escape. Now it's just another place with too much pressure, too much confrontation, & so not enough joy.”
“There is a secret medicine given only to those who hurt so hard they can't hope.”