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" Uncertainty is the refuge of hope. "

Henri Frederic Amiel

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" Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind. "

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" Hope is the struggle of the soul, breaking loose from what is perishable, and attesting her eternity. "

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" I hope to grow another head and two more hands, like an Indian goddess. "

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