Sometimes, life has a way of knocking you down. You feel like there isn't anything you can do to recover, so you sit there and wait for everything to take its rightful place once again. You have to remember that these bad patches will not last forever and that there is good and happiness coming your way. Here are are some of the purest quotes from literature that will surely ease you towards finding that joy once more.
"If clouds are blocking the sun, there will always be a silver lining that reminds me to keep on trying." - "The Silver Linings Playbook"
"In some mysterious way, it became clear to him that there was no darkness, only the possibility of losing sight of a light that shone eternally." - "Conversion: The Spiritual Journey of a Twentieth Century Pilgrim"
"So many things are possible just as long as you don't know they're impossible." - "The Phantom Tollbooth"
"Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional."- "What I Talk About When I Talk About Running"
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us." - "The Fellowship of the Ring"
"There have been times, lately, when I dearly wished that I could change the past. Well, I can't, but I can change the present, so that when it becomes the past it will turn out to be a past worth having." - "I Shall Wear Midnight"
"You still have a lot of time to make yourself be what you want. There's still lots of good in the world." - "The Outsiders"
"Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul." - "The Picture of Dorian Grey"
“There are darknesses in life and there are lights, and you are one of the lights, the light of all lights.” - "Dracula"
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...” - "Oh, The Places You'll Go"
“We can never give up longing and wishing while we are thoroughly alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger after them.” - "The Mill on the Floss"
“I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I’ll go to it laughing.” - "Moby Dick"
“We can experience nothing but the present moment, live in no other second of time, and to understand this is as close as we can get to eternal life.” - "The Children of Men"
“Just think happy thoughts and you’ll fly.” - "Peter Pan"
“You are your best thing.” - "Beloved"