Hope is the enduring belief in the attainability of fervent wishes, in spite of the dark urges and … - Erik Erikson

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As time has gone on and we're at the end of the 20th century and major publishing is a big business, yes, of course we're going to get a lot of plain, mediocre trash. There are a lot of writers who get huge advances for books that don't go anywhere and they have to burn them somewhere or throw them away. I always think about all the poor trees that have been sacrificed.

Erik Erikson

Hope is the enduring belief in the attainability of fervent wishes, in spite of the dark urges and rages which mark the beginning of existence. Hope is the ontogenetic basis of faith, and is nourished by the adult faith which pervades patterns of care.

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Life doesn't make any sense without interdependence. We need each other, and the sooner we learn that, the better for us all.

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