

“Historically, the most terrible things - war, genocide, and slavery - have resulted not from disobedience, but from obedience.”
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“It seems to me that the less I fight my fear, the less it fights back. If I can relax, fear relaxes, too.”
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

“Nothing can stop a living thing that wants to be free”
― Last Man in Tower
― Last Man in Tower

“Bran thought about it. 'Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?'
'That is the only time a man can be brave,' his father told him.”
― A Game of Thrones
'That is the only time a man can be brave,' his father told him.”
― A Game of Thrones

“We must risk delight. We can do without pleasure,
but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must have
the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless
furnace of this world. To make injustice the only
measure of our attention is to praise the Devil.”
― Refusing Heaven
but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must have
the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless
furnace of this world. To make injustice the only
measure of our attention is to praise the Devil.”
― Refusing Heaven

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