Quote by Christina Rossetti

Hope is like a hairball trembling from its birth...

Hope is like a hairball trembling from its birth...

Summary

This quote is a metaphorical description of hope, comparing it to a hairball that quivers and shakes upon its emergence. It suggests that hope is delicate and fragile, much like a hairball, which is a tangled mass of hair that animals sometimes regurgitate. Just as a hairball is unstable and easily disrupted, hope is portrayed as something that starts off uncertain and tentative. The trembling nature of the hairball in this quote signifies the initial vulnerability and uncertainty inherent in the early stages of hope.

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