I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. We've been taught that silence would save us, but it won't.

Audre Lorde

Play around. Dive into absurdity and write. Take chances. You will succeed if you are fearless of failure.

Natalie Goldberg

The counterfeit innovator is wildly self-confident. The real one is scared to death.

Steven Pressfield

Showing kindness towards those who are different and embracing our imperfections as proof of our humanness is the remedy for fear.

Emma Zurcher

Compassion is a muscle that gets stronger with use.

Mahatma Gandhi

To be afraid is to behave as if the truth were not true.

Bayard Rustin