Hell on Earth

There is a reason why this prison is the worst hell on earth. Hope. 

Every man who has rotted here over the centuries, has looked up to the light, and imagined climbing to freedom. So easy. So simple. 

And like shipwrecked men turning to sea water, from uncontrollable thirst... many have died trying.

I learned here that there can be no true despair without hope.

Bane

Batman: Rise of Darkness

I will feed its people hope to poison their souls. I will let them believe that they can survive, so that you can watch them clambering over each other to stay in the sun.