“But the hoping, that's what really hurts.”
Source: Book of a Thousand Days
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Shannon Hale 109
American fantasy novelist 1974Related quotes

“A little hope, even hopeless hope, never hurt anybody.”
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“You really hurt me. I wouldn't hurt you.”
Source: The Angel Experiment

On portraying characters that might unintentionally hurt Auggie, the protagonist in Wonder, in “Author R.J. Palacio | Interview” https://www.timeout.com/chicago/kids/activities/author-r-j-palacio-interview?pageNumber=2 in TimeOut Chicago (2012 Apr 12)