"Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones." ― Ambrose Bierce Topic(s): Hope More From Ambrose Bierce "Meekness: Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while." "Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage." "Eulogy. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead." More In Hope "I hope you will go out and let stories happen to you, and that you will work them, water them with your blood and tears and you laughter till they bloom, till you yourself burst into bloom."― Clarissa Pinkola Estes "There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings."― Hodding Carter "Two weeks ago at the U.S. Amateur, my mom caddied, and that is kind of a different feeling, because she’s your mom and you have to listen to her. It was really comfortable having my mom there, but it’s also really relieving and comfortable to have someone that knows the course off their hat, really."― Lydia Ko