For one brief moment victory was within our grasp!" "And then the game started!
It just seems that if you hang on for a while longer, there is always something bright around the corner, or the dark clouds will go away and there will be sunshine again.
A whole stack of memories never equal one little hope.
If you grit your teeth and show real determination, you'll always have a chance.
You can't write a term paper before breakfast.
What if everyone in the whole world suddenly decided to run away from his problems?" "Well, at least we'd all be running in the same direction!