“Perhaps some of us will have learned enough to make a difference, to influence things for the better, to wait until the moment is right, and then act.And despite appearances, despite all indications to the contrary, despite reticence for fear of what others might think, I still felt we all possessed this quiet belief.A quiet belief in angels.”
“But that's part of faith. Believing and knowing despite what other people say, and despite what the world might think of your beliefs.”
“I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting.”
“Despite all claims to the contrary, we have not been called by God to be inspectors of others production or quality of 'fruit'.”
“Crime fiction "confirms our belief, despite some evidence to the contrary, that we live in a rational, comprehensible, and moral universe.”
“I don't know what it is I'm doing. But it's not that. Despite all evidence to the contrary.”