Welcome to another TTT! This week’s topic is book quotes that fit a particular theme! I love finding quotes from books that I love, and this week I chose to feature quotes that center around the theme of hope. Things are uncertain and unhappy in the world right now for so many people, and for so many different reasons. Life is really hard, especially now, so I thought it might be nice to look for quotes that encourage hope and looking forward to better things ahead. I had a lot of fun looking for these quotes, and am excited to see what themes and quotes are featured this week by others!
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1. “Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”
― Coraline by Neil Gaiman
2. “The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.”
― The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
3. “Hope can be a powerful force. Maybe there’s no actual magic in it, but when you know what you hope for most and hold it like a light within you, you can make things happen, almost like magic.”
― Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
4. “To wish was to hope, and to hope was to expect”
― Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
5. “The most powerful weapon is hope.”
– Heart’s Blood by Juliet Marillier
6. “You can appreciate the good things all around you, but the best part is imminent, just out of reach. Like… perpetual anticipation.”
― Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard
7. “If you knew the kind of little miracles happening every moment you breathe in, you wouldn’t be able to handle it.”
― The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
8. “Hope was the wind that came from nowhere to fill your sails and carry you home.”
― King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
9. “I am always surprised to discover that when the world seems darkest, there exists the greatest opportunity for light.”
― A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
10. “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.”
― Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
Which quote is your favorite?
Please share other similar quotes in the comments if you know of any!
What theme did you choose to share quotes on this week?
Thank you for finding these quotes on hope. I love that quote from Coraline.
“Hope is the only thing stronger than fear” from The Hunger Games is my favorite.
That is such a nice one! Love it.
Love the ones from Tolkien, Austen and Wanderlove! 🤩
Nice topic. I shared first lines. It was fun, as always. Thank you.
You can’t go wrong with a quote from Gaiman.
I was expecting the Emily Dickinson quote, something about “Hope is the thing with feathers” but you chose an assortment I was mostly unfamiliar with. Great selection!
Thank you! I tried to go for quotes that were less frequently quoted. :)
Great focus! I love these quotes. You did an awesome job.
Thank you!
OOh nice picks! One or two are familiar/read and some need to be read still!
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“The most powerful weapon is hope” is such a great quote.
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-lgbt-book-quotes/
I love the quote from Fellowship of the Ring! Here is my Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
love the hope theme – i went with hope too :)
What great quotes for the theme “Hope” Jana. I love them all.
Great twist on the topic! Just what so many people need right now. I used your first quote on my list today, too.
Also, I never have any trouble seeing your posts. Bummer that they’re not posting right. You’re a great TTT host. Keep up the good work!
Happy TTT!
Susan
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Thank you! I’m glad you haven’t experienced any problems with seeing my posts. It’s mainly been frustrating for the people who stay up until midnight and then come to link up their TTTs right away. I think many people haven’t really noticed the delay because the post is always up by morning. I think I might have finally fixed it, though!
Your post has inspired me to return to journaling my favorite quotes. I have a journal from when I was in high school where I recorded all the pithy sayings (and some not so pithy) to keep for good. Great post!
What a lovely idea! A quote journal sounds like so much fun, and might be something I need to do myself!
Love all your picks! And especially love the Leigh Bardugo one..
I like the quote by Leigh Bardugo…
I love these! And you’re right! At a difficult and uncertain time like right now, these quotes are food for the soul! ❤