Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Jeanine Cummins

Quote by Jeanine Cummins

“To have hope in these times is an act of courage. To experience catastrophic sadness, to recognize the brutality of life, and still maintain hope--That is everything. Because in order to flourish in the desert, to grow in the bleak, shallow dust and still believe in the possibility of beauty requires a special kind of persistence, It's not only patience and grit and strength, I realized. It's also faith.”

Quote by Jeanine Cummins

Work

American Dirt

Browse quotes and source details for this work. more

Author

Jeanine Cummins

Browse famous quotes and profile details for Jeanine Cummins. more

You May Also Like

“In Far from the Tree, Andrew Solomon writes, "It takes an act of will to grow from loss: the disruption provides the opportunity for growth, not the growth itself." Catastrophes do not trigger transformation; they only establish the conditions that increase the likelihood that we will pursue them. Only through our willful, persevering actions can we gradually remake our identities.”