And then again..

Hope is the dream of a soul awake. (French proverb)

If you've seen M. Night Shyamalan's movie The Village, you will know what the quote below means, cos it was the most apt example I could find for it. In my opinion, the movie was okay, average even; though a concept interesting enough to make it different. However, the one scene that made me sit up, well up - a thrilling expression of hope and belief, and the joy of both when reality takes their side - is when he comes, takes her hand and pulls off the escape.
Hope is faith holding out it's hand in the dark. (George Iles)

Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.
(Vaclav Havel)

Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torment of man.
(Friedrich Nietzsche)

So I think I'll keep on walking, hoping for the best, but at the same time, expecting the worst. That way, I believe I will always be prepared, more or less..