To hope means to be ready at every moment for that which is not yet born, and yet not become desperate if there is no birth in our lifetime. (Emily Dickinson)

To hope means to be ready at every moment for that which is not yet born, and yet not become desperate if there is no birth in our lifetime.

Emily Dickinson

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