"You have to draw a distinction between hope and optimism. Vaclav Havel put it well when he said 'optimism' is the belief that things are going to turn out as you would like, as opposed to 'hope,' which is when you are thoroughly convinced something is moral and right and just and therefore you fight regardless of the consequences. In that sense, I'm full of hope but in no way optimistic."
~~Cornel West, in The Progressive (Jan. 1997)
Here's a start for a round robin writing game. Any takers?
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It began the usual way, in the bathroom of the Lassimo Hotel.
I knew where it would end, too. Call it a premonition. Before the day was
out, I’d be t...
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