William F. Lynch Born : April 1, 1801 Died : October 17, 1865 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by William F. Lynch One of the best safeguards of our hopes, I have suggested, is to be able to mark off the areas of hopelessness and to acknowledge them, to face them directly, not with despair but with the creative intent of keeping them from polluting all the areas of possibility. William F. Lynch hopeful despair creative