“ It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself. Thomas Paine Author
“ The whole religious complexion of the modern world is due to the absence from Jerusalem of a lunatic asylum. Thomas Paine Author
“ A great deal of talent is lost to the world for the want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves a number of obscure men who have only remained obscure because their timidity has prevented them from making a first effort; and who, if they could only have been induced to begin, would in all probability have gone great lengths in the career of fame. Sydney Smith Scientist
“ There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart's controls. Aeschylus Dramatist
“ For in the end, freedom is a personal and lonely battle; and one faces down fears of today so that those of tomorrow might be engaged. Alice Walker Author
“ DEPENDENT, adj. Reliant upon another's generosity for the support which you are not in a position to exact from his fears. Ambrose Bierce Journalist
“ The important task of literature is to free man, not to censor him, and that is why Puritanism was the most destructive and evil force which ever oppressed people and their literature: it created hypocrisy, perversion, fears, sterility. Anais Nin Author