"To be loved like that makes all the difference. It does not lessen the terror of the fall, but it gives a new perspective on what that terror means. I had jumped off the edge, and then, at the very last moment, something reached out and caught me in midair. That something is what I define as love. It is the one thing that can stop a man from falling, the one thing powerful enough to negate the laws of gravity." Paul Auster (Moon Palace)
Showing posts with label "hope". Show all posts
Showing posts with label "hope". Show all posts
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Fait-divers on hope by John Berger
"Hope is not a form of guarantee; it’s a form of energy (...) strongest in circumstances that are very dark." (John Berger)
Fait-divers on hope by Rebecca Solnit
"Hope is an embrace of the unknown and the unknowable" (Rebecca Solnit)
Monday, May 5, 2025
Fait-divers on hope
"The point about hope is that it is something that occurs in very dark moments. It is like a flame in the darkness; it isn't like a confidence and a promise." John Berger
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