Reader, do you think it is a terrible thing to hope when there is really no reason to hope at all? Or is it (as the soldier said about happiness) something that you might just as well do, since,in the end, it really makes no difference to anyone but you?

Meaning of Reader, do you think it is a terrible thing to hope when there is really no reason to hope at all? Or is it (as the soldier saidabout happiness) something that you might just as well do, since,in the end, it really makes no difference to anyone but you? Quote by Kate DiCamillo.