Dan

“I've always believed that the only defeats and victories that matter in life are those you lose or win alone, against yourself.”
― Mihail Sebastian, For Two Thousand Years

“Holding onto your dreams is better than holding onto your nightmares.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“...some patients resist the diagnosis of a post-traumatic disorder. They may feel stigmatized by any psychiatric diagnosis or wish to deny their condition out of a sense of pride. Some people feel that acknowledging psychological harm grants a moral victory to the perpetrator, in a way that acknowledging physical harm does not.”
― Judith Lewis Herman, Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror

“Defeat your fears and you can never be defeated.”
― Jeffrey Fry