Banana Yoshimoto...there's nothing wrong with being a little hopeful. Who says you can't warm your frozen limbs in the faint heat of a flicker of hope?
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You can't always change the world, but you can always change someone's day. You may feel as though everything is hopeless and that there is no hope for anything. But, as long as you hold onto a tiny flicker of hope, you will always be able to rise above the situation and help those around you.
Source: The Lake
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