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Ann Patchett Quotes

Ann Patchett quotes about hope

American Author December 2, 1963

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He believed that life, true life, was something that was stored in music. True life was kept safe in the lines of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin while you went out in the world and met the obligations required of you. Certainly he knew (though did not completely understand) that opera wasn't for everyone, but for everyone he hoped there was something. The records he cherished, the rare opportunities to see a live performance, those were the marks by which he gauged his ability to love. Ann Patchett
Carmen prayed hard. She prayed while standing near the priest in hopes it would give her request extra credibility. What she prayed for was nothing. She prayed that God would look on them and see the beauty of their existence and leave them alone. Ann Patchett
Hope is a horrible thing, you know. It's a plague. It's like walking around with a fishhook in your mouth and someone just keep pulling it and pulling it."STATE OF WONDER Ann Patchett
Ann Patchett quote: "Hope is like walking around with a fishhook in your mouth and..."
Hope is like walking around with a fishhook in your mouth and somebody just keeps pulling it and pulling it. Ann Patchett

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