“And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” 
― Nelson Mandela

“Timendi causa est nescire -  Ignorance is the cause of fear.” 
― Seneca

“The journey I'm taking is inside me. Just like blood travels down veins, what I'm seeing is my inner self and what seems threatening is just the echo of the fear in my heart.” 
― Haruki Murakami

“If you are afraid to take a chance, take one anyway. What you don't do can create the same regrets as the mistakes you make.”
― Iyanla Vanzant

“Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.” 
― Aristotle

“Companionship is a foreign concept to some people. They fear it as much as the majority of people fear loneliness.” 
― Criss Jami

“The fear of an unknown never resolves, because the unknown expands infinitely outward, leaving you to cling pitifully to any small shelter of the known: a cracker has twelve calories; the skin, when cut, bleeds.” 
― Caroline Kettlewell

“They'll say you are bad
or perhaps you are mad
or at least you 
should stay undercover.
Your mind must be bare
if you would dare
to think you can love 
more than one lover.” 
― David Rovics