

“Closing the gate on her oldest fears as she had closed the gate of her own fenced yard, she discovered the wings she'd always wished she had.”
― Tuck Everlasting
― Tuck Everlasting

“Fear is the original sin,” suddenly said a still, small voice away back—back—back of Valancy’s consciousness. “Almost all the evil in the world has its origin in the fact that some one is afraid of something.”
Valancy stood up. She was still in the clutches of fear, but her soul was her own again. She would not be false to that inner voice.”
― The Blue Castle
Valancy stood up. She was still in the clutches of fear, but her soul was her own again. She would not be false to that inner voice.”
― The Blue Castle

“Only by fully experiencing fear, can you ever hope to control it.”
― Kaya Abaniah and the Father of the Forest
― Kaya Abaniah and the Father of the Forest
“Never be afraid to offer a smile; sure the risk is that a few foolish people may misinterpret your kindness as weakness, but the sweet reward is that as you make new friends and encourage others, the foolish have ignored the fact that you have already shown them your teeth.”
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