Arundhati Roy:

Not only is another world possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.

We've been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope. But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.

However, one cannot put a quart in a pint cup.

Once you choose hope, anything's possible.

        Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.