"The pursuit of excellence requires knowing that hope is the anchor of a weary soul."

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This reflection on hope by Patricia Anthony resonates across generations. It highlights a fundamental truth about human nature: our continuous search for meaning in hope is what ultimately defines our character and our path forward.

About Patricia Anthony

Patricia Marie Anthony was an American author of science fiction and slipstream fiction. Anthony published her first science fiction novel in 1992 with Cold Allies, about the arrival of extraterrestrials in the midst of a 21st-century Third World War. This was followed by Brother Termite, Conscience of the Beagle, The Happy Policeman, Cradle of Splendor, and God's Fires, each of which combined science fiction plots with other genres in unconventional ways. Several of her short-fiction works were republished in the 1998 collection Eating Memories.

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"It is not because angels are holier than men or devils that makes them angels, but because they do not expect holiness from one another, but from God only."

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