Hope is like walking around with a fishhook in your mouth and somebody just keeps pulling it and pulling it. Author: Ann Patchett Copy Quote More from Ann Patchett “Our friendship was like our writing in some ways. It was the only thing that wa…” “Maybe there would be a bad outcome for some of the others, but no one was going…” “People souldn't be allowed to decide that they wished to remain a hostage” “To be truly brave, I believe a person has to be more than a little stupid. If y…”