Lift Spirit Quotes Novels & Stories

“If you ever need our help with anything, you have my word, we will be there.” His sincerity is heartwarming, and I can see that Hope feels it too. She seems to glow in response to his words. “Thank you Grant, I greatly appreciate that. I have those who would wish me harm. I may ask for your help someday. But for now, it’s time to celebrate.” Levi raises his glass. “I propose a toast: To Hope and her magic! May she be the recipient of as much happiness as she gives to others! And that I may someday learn exactly what she puts in her cookies that makes them SO GOOD!”

Lilith had stood among us, her eyes shining, watching us with a pride so fierce it was almost maternal. “We really did it,” she said softly. We nodded, grins tugging at our weary faces. “And from now on,” she added with a laugh, “when someone tells you it cannot be done, you tell them this: you’ll never do it.” Her words had hung in the air, daring us to believe. And together, with tired voices but unbreakable spirits, we answered, “Watch us.” Her face had glowed with pride that night, her voice steady and certain as she told us that we would show the world exactly what rogues were capable of. The memory clings to me like a lantern in the dark, its light guiding me through my lowest hours.

option. Sure enough, when the server left, Alex glanced at her, brow arching. “Pancakes. Before a day of negotiations.” “They fuel creativity,” Lily said with an exaggerated shrug. “You should try it sometime. Who knows? Maybe you’d smile more.” He didn’t answer, but she caught it — that tiny flicker again, as though he were fighting the tug of amusement. It was enough to send a warm little victory curling through her chest.

~~~~LANCE'S POV~~~~ There is this quote that says, "Happiness isn't the absence of pain but the triumph over it." After every storm, the sun rises, and after every heartbreak, love finds its way back. I have known darkness, regret, and loss—but today, I choose happiness. I choose the future and not the past. As I stepped out of the bathroom with the towel wrapped around my waist, my eyes landed on a small framed picture on my table. I picked it up, my fingers brushing against the glass.

String lights glowing. Table set with Lila’s favorite foods: grilled shrimp, corn on the cob, her mom’s lemon cake. A bottle of champagne—non-alcoholic sparkling cider for Noah. They toasted—glasses raised. “To Lila,” Alexander said. “For chasing her dreams. For never giving up. For making us better people just by being ours.” Lila’s eyes filled. “To family,” she added. “For believing in me when I didn’t. For the late-night talks. For the hugs. For the home that waited.”

He gently poured the champagne into the wind, watching the drops catch the sunlight as they fell. "To you, my dear friend. To your eternal rebirth." Though my life had been as brief as brilliant fireworks in the night sky, my work and spirit had gained immortality in an even more dazzling way.

“You are the only person who has ever really listened without making it weird,” Zack admits, his voice dropping to a lower register. “Everyone else either starts crying or tries to give me inspirational quotes or something.” The wind rustles through a nearby oak branches overhead while they sit in comfortable silence for a moment. “Inspirational quotes,” she echoed. “That is a new one. What like ‘hang in there’ cat posters? Weird.”

Strong-willed. These were some of the adjectives. There was a quote written at the bottom in cursive under inverted commas. “She's alone, but stronger and better than a whole army.” Vera's lips curved up and a deep sense of warmth exploded in her chest. The quote was easy on the eyes but very jarring. And it came from 12 years old girls.

Lucian lifted his glass. “To new beginnings,” he said. “To love that survived storms.” Carmen lifted hers too. “To our families. To our babies. To healing.” Nathan raised his. “To the women who made us better men.” I swallowed hard, emotion rising in my chest. I lifted my glass. “To happiness. Real, hard-earned happiness.” Our glasses clinked softly. And in that moment, surrounded by love, laughter, and hope, I felt something deep and powerful settle in my soul.

But I'm just sitting here, my dinner cooling in front of me, waiting until the person posts one of those motivational quotes they put up every night. It's late, around the time the posts normally come. I refresh the feed. Nothing. I refresh again. My thumb is shaking. And then I see it. The post of today. > "The road is long and the shadows are deep, but if you just keep breathing, you'll find your way home. Don't let the weight of the world stop your heart from beating." > It's exactly what I used to say to her. Word for word. I breathe in and out, the air finally reaching the bottom of my lungs. I relax back into the chair, a ghost of a smile touching my lips. I just have this crazy feelin