“The crowning experience of all, for the homecoming man, is the wonderful feeling that, after all he has suffered, there is nothing he need fear any more — except his God.”— Viktor E. Frankl, amazon.com
“It’s easy to dismiss religion as bloody, cruel, and tribal. I’ve done it myself. But it isn’t religion that’s wired that way – it’s man himself. At bottom every faith is a form of instruction in common decency. Different textbooks in the same class. Don’t they all teach that to do for others feels b…”— Joe Hill, amazon.com
“Nonsense, child. If you'd lost all your faith, I couldn't be here. And here I am.”— Fairy Godmother, amazon.com
“We must choose between the violence of adults and the smiles of children, between the ugliness of hate and the will to oppose it. Between inflicting suffering and humiliation on our fellow man and offering him the solidarity and hope he deserves. Or not.”— Elie Wiesel, amazon.com
“Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.”— Elie Wiesel, eliewieselfoundation.org
“There's a long road of suffering ahead of you. But don't lose courage. You've already escaped the gravest danger: selection. So now, muster your strength, and don't lose heart. We shall all see the day of liberation. Have faith in life. Above all else, have faith. Drive out despair, and you will kee…”— Elie Wiesel, amazon.com
“But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”— Zondervan, amazon.com
“Every statistic you throw at me is going to be about other people. I don’t care about other people, I care about us.”— Cory Matthews, amazon.com
“Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane.”— Stephen King, amazon.com
“At the end of the day, faith is a funny thing. It turns up when you don’t really expect it. It’s like one day you realize the fairy tale may be slightly different than you dreamed of. The castle, well, it may not be a castle. And it’s not so important that it’s happy ever after just that it’s happy…”— Mimi Schmir, Dr. Meredith Grey, Ellen Pompeo, amazon.com
“If you want to strengthen your faith, you will need to soften inside. For your faith to be rock solid, your heart needs to be as soft as a feather.”— Elif Shafak, amazon.com
“You can study God through everything and everyone in the universe, because God is not confined in a mosque, synagogue or church. But if you are still in need of knowing where exactly His abode is, there is only one place to look for Him: in the heart of a true lover.”— Elif Shafak, amazon.com
“Whatever happens in your life, no matter how troubling things might seem, do not enter the neighborhood of despair. Even when all doors remain closed, God will open up a new path only for you. Be thankful!”— Elif Shafak, amazon.com
“Sometimes you were handed a second chance, and all you had to do was close your eyes and step into it.”— Jean Oram, amazon.com
“I don't think it will ever be too late for her, that she still holds out hope that one day he'll see what he left for never replaced what he gave up.”— Courtney Giardina, amazon.com
“One day this will all make perfect sense. Trusting in this golden sunset that magically appeared in the middle of a rainstorm this evening. There is light in the dark. Sunsets in the storms. Beauty in the chaos. Lesson of the evening: don't lose faith.”— Rachel Brathen, instagram.com
“It's exactly at these moments, when all hope has vanished, that prayer has dominion.”— Junot Dìaz, amazon.com