Ethan Canin Quotes

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

I honestly believe there are good things happening in this world, and I'll spend most of my time trying to find them and bring them to light.

Every once in a while, something happens to you that makes you realise that the human race is not quite as bad as it so often seems to be.

For every horrific event, something beautiful happens.

Day, the boy from the streets with nothing except the clothes on his back and the earnestness in his eyes, owns my heart. He is beauty, inside and out. He is the silver lining in a world of darkness. He is my light.

Truly, it is in darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us.

I must thank my good friend Nigel Brennan. His strength of character in the midst of extreme hardship inspired me during the darkest days. Despite our separation, he always managed to find small ways to remind me that there are gentlemen in the world, even when I was surrounded by just the opposite.

The brave who focus on all things good and all things beautiful and all things true, even in the small, who give thanks for it and discover joy even in the here and now, they are the change agents who bring fullest Light to all the world.

Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.

Let us not curse the darkness. Let us kindle little lights.

I think there's good in everybody.

I am deeply spiritual; I revel in those things that make for good - the things that we can do to shed a little light, to help place an oft-dissonant universe back in tune with itself... Long live art, long live friendship, long live the joy of life!

There is hope and a kind of beauty in there somewhere, if you look for it.

Children remind us to treasure the smallest of gifts, even in the most difficult of times.

My goal would be trying to bring some light to the world, which is often a dark and violent place.

Everywhere in the world, you find good things.

With whatever talent and resources I have, I'm trying to bring light to penetrate the darkness many people feel.

Hope is a flatterer, but the most upright of all parasites; for she frequents the poor man's hut, as well as the palace of his superior.

Life continues to be difficult. It always will be because that's just life. But I am so glad I have put some happiness into the world.

The countries with the greatest problems have the kindest people.

People are reminded that it's not all ugliness in the world.

There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in.

A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.

When you read the news, and you see all this bad stuff happening, there's a tendency to lose faith in humanity. But I meet so many people who restore it and realize that, actually, 99 percent of people are great.

I am an optimist, and I try to think that the light will always prevail in any situation, so it doesn't really make me sad about humanity because I think, deep down, everybody is full of love and light.