"The house lights go off and the footlights come on. Even the chattiest stop chattering as they wait in darkness for the curtain to rise. In the orchestra pit, the violin bows are posed. The conductor has raised his baton."
~Frederick Buechner

- or try this one -

"Hope is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
That sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -
~Emily Dickenson

Uhm, not very inspired today. Sorry.