Euripedes. Nothing is hopeless; we must hope for everything.

In art, either as creators or participators, we are helped to remember some of the glorious things we have forgotten, and some of the terrible things we were asked to endure...

If I'm confused, or upset, or angry, if I can go out and look at the stars I'll almost always get back a sense of proportion. It's not that they make me feel insignificant; it's the very opposite; they make me feel that everything matters, be it ever so small, and that there's meaning to life even when it seems most meaningless.

I’ve made myself vulnerableI’ve let myself care.I’ve opened my firmly closed heart.My safety is goneIt’s no longer thereMy protection is falling apart.Nobody promised Our hearts would be safeOr our bodies protected from harm. A moment can changeAll we think that we have,Hope will endure through the storm.Troubling a StarMadeleine L’Engle

And we mustn't lose our sense of humor," Mrs. Which said. "The only way to cope with something deadly serious is to try to treat it a little lightly.