Facing reality Quote by Benedict Jacka

“I could not undo overnight the damage that had been done to my psyche over many years. The only way over was through-I knew…

— Carolyn Jessop

“Fear? Back then, I didn't even realize what that new feeling was. Later, when it overwhelmed me and almost pulled me under, I understood.…

— Annemarie Schwarzenbach

“I believe we all suffer from an innate fear of being left behind and forgotten.   Well, guess what?   You will be forgotten one day.”

— Dominique Francon

“I knew that if I allowed fear to over take me, my journey was doomed.”

— Cheryl Strayed

“If we knew we could carry our memories to wherever we go next, then there would be nothing to fear. It's just the thought…

— Anonymous

“I used to feel afraid of the future, always assuming the worst. But now I've realized that my worst fears have already happened, and…

— Elizabeth Berrien

“For the entirety of my young and skittish life, I had fixated upon my fear as if it were the most interesting thing about…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“my fear had by now passed its limit, and other feelings took its place.”

— Charlotte Brontë

“And I learn that facing your greatest fear is liberating. You no longer have to worry about it, because it has already happened. And…

— Wendy Wunder

“As much as I hungered to learn more about my past, I was afraid of learning other things too--mostly about death and despair, and…

— Courtney Allison Moulton

“Once, I’d been so afraid you would forget me. Now I knew you wouldn’t, but it didn’t make me feel any better. You can’t…

— Nicola Maye Goldberg

“I remember it so well. Dying. It was the most painful thing I've ever experienced. I couldn't scream because my lungs were torn apart…

— Tahereh Mafi