Kara

“The unsolicited promise is one of the most reliable signals because it is nearly always of questionable motive.”
― Gavin de Becker, The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence

“I wouldn’t listen. I wanted everything to stay as it was. I was more afraid of the truth than the lie. The truth would change the circumstances of my life. The lie was static. The lie was peaceful. I was happy with the lie.”
― Liz Moore, Long Bright River

“If you drop the weight you are carrying, it is okay. You can build yourself back up out of the pieces.”
― K. Ancrum, The Wicker King

“I am capable of what every other human is capable of. This is one of the great lessons of war and life.”
― Gavin de Becker, The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence