Edward AbbeyI am hopeful, though not full of hope, and the only reason I don't believe in happy endings is because I don't believe in endings.
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I am hopeful, though not full of hope, and the only reason I don't believe in happy endings is because I don't believe in endings. The world is often referred to as a “happy ending” but it is not. It cycles; there are never any happy endings. There will always be more problems, more strife, and more heartache for everyone.
If the world were a “happy ending” then there would be no need for hope. Hope is the fuel that drives us to get up every day and go to work. It helps us get through the hard times and motivates us forward to better things.
Source: Postcards From Ed: Dispatches And Salvos From An American Iconoclast
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