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What are you laughing at? Life. And you' : 'It has no meaning for me. But it means something to you. We say that we are happy because we have hope, but it's a lie. We have no hope. You're the only person I've known in my life who had hope, lake-drinker. So leave here. This is a cemetery, leave here and you can save the world. You can, you know. Or if you can't, no one can

Orson Scott Card#878

HopeActionMeaning

About this quote

What does it mean?
It claims most hope is a lie and urges the hopeful to act.
In plain terms
Leave this place and save the world.
What can you take from it?
Hope requires action.

Where it applies

  • dead environments
  • calling to action

Putting it to work

  • leaving toxic places

Questions to consider

  • Is hope a lie?
  • Who saves the world?

Another view

It assumes one person can save the world.

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