Dreams, she said. Broken dreams are bad enough. But the dream that has no hope...the dream that is doomed long before it’s broken, that’s the worst of all.

What destroys the dream? What destroys it, eh?..........Disappointment. Disappointment. Disappointment.

by experiencing our hopes, we lose them. We see that our beautiful visions for a perfect future are not so perfect, that our dreams and aspirations are themselves riddled with unexpected flaws and unforeseen sacrifices. Because the only thing that can ever truly destroy a dream is to have it come true.

Some dreams take a long time in dying. Some get a last minute reprieve…and that can be even worse.

Dreams are always crushing when they don't come true. But it's the simple dreams that are often the most painful because they seem so personal, so reasonable, so attainable. You're always close enough to touch, but never quite close enough to hold and it's enough to break your heart.

"Yeah, yeah," the gentile said. "A bad dream will bring life to an end."

The only thing worse than unrealized hope is no hope.

Fear kills more dreams than failure ever will. Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.

El más terrible de todos los sentimientos es el sentimiento de tener la esperanza muerta.

Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.

Fear kills more dreams than failure ever will.

In reality, hope is the worst of all evils, because it prolongs man’s torments.

Brother! — if we were rich we'd stick our chests out and hold our heads high! It is dreams that have destroyed us. There is no more pride in horses or in rein holding. We sit hunched together brooding our fate. Well — all things turn bitter in the end whether you choose the right or the left way and — dreams are not a bad thing.

What do you do when your dream dies?
Dreams die in every life. Everyone gets old. There is promise in the beginning when life seems so bright. The promise fades when the years get short.