Hope In Every Raindrop Quotes

“There has to be hope. Not because it already exists within you, but because it must exist, period. There is no option to lay down because you're feeling hurt. There is no alternative. It is not live or die. It is live or live. Not because you want it that way, or because you've willed it that way. But because it must be that way.”
― Wesley Banks, Hope in Every Raindrop

“There is hope all around us-in every breath, in every raindrop.”
― Wesley Banks, Hope in Every Raindrop

“There are stories all around you if you only take the time to look.”
― Wesley Banks, Hope in Every Raindrop

“In her room at the prow of the house
Where light breaks,
and the windows are tossed with linden,
My daughter is writing a story..”
― Wesley Banks, Hope in Every Raindrop

“Let the rain add to our tears
Until the day when pain has stopped
And we will say there was hope in every raindrop.”
― Wesley Banks, Hope in Every Raindrop

“They’re race dogs. But not just any ol’ race dogs. They’re the cream o’ the crop. The cat’s meow. The bee’s knees. The best thing since little apples. You can’t beat ‘em.” He looked up at Katie, who was listening intently, and went on. “Mainly ‘cause they’re part wolf. Got them long lean legs that can out outrun anythin’. But ‘specially ‘cause they’re Carolina dogs.” He said with a prideful grin.”
― Wesley Banks, Hope in Every Raindrop

“Then he leaned in and surprised her with a kiss. It wasn’t a long kiss, or a passionate kiss. It was just a kiss from a guy. The right guy.”
― Wesley Banks, Hope in Every Raindrop

“How do you know which dogs to pair together, though?”

“Well…there’s actually several theories on sled dog pairing. Some mushers want dogs of equal disposition or temperament. Some are more concerned with size or speed. For example, a shorter dog running next to a taller dog may create an uneven gait.”

“What do you look for?”

Kyle hesitated for moment. “I look for dogs who what to be together. You can analyze size, strength, speed, aggression, and so on until you’re blue in the face. But ultimately every dog has a best friend, and those are the dogs I try to pair together.”
― Wesley Banks, Hope in Every Raindrop

“When they reached the top of the hill, he stopped again and turned to face Katie. “The Siberian husky, the Alaskan husky, the Samoyed, the Canadian Eskimo, the Chinook, the Alaskan malamute. They are all incredible dogs. Intelligent, hardworking, fierce. They make great sled dogs and great sled dog team.” Kyle hesitated as he looked directly into Katie’s eyes. “But, they will never match a Carolina Grey.”
― Wesley Banks, Hope in Every Raindrop

“The dogs see everything. The way you walk, the lightness or heaviness of a single step. The way you look at things, with curiosity or insecurity. Even the way you breathe. They take the time to notice the details we often take for granted. All their decisions are based on these details.”
― Wesley Banks, Hope in Every Raindrop

“As she sat staring at the dog, she couldn’t help but want to speak. She felt as though he looked at her not only with curiosity, but with some greater knowing, almost as if to say, “I have the answers you seek, but you have not yet earned them.” She felt as though the dog knew everything about her, while she knew nothing about him.”
― Wesley Banks, Hope in Every Raindrop

“The good poets, they’ll look out towards their audience to make eye contact and entwine them in the story. The great poets…they’ll look back at the memory where these words began and forget the audience altogether.”
― Wesley Banks, Hope in Every Raindrop

“Let the rain add to our tears Until the day when all the pain has stopped And we will say there was hope in every raindrop”
― Wesley Banks, Hope In Every Raindrop