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“But if she is alone now, it is because she chose to be alone, not because someone decreed if for her. Her life is hers to live, not yours to repair.”

Quote by Robin Hobb

Book:Fool's Assassin

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Fool's Assassin

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Robin Hobb

Robin Hobb is an American novelist renowned for her fantasy novels. Her works are known for their complex characters and in-depth historical backgrounds, which have won her a dedicated following. more

“Pay close attention. Listen carefully. Let's look at what happens when fear is in charge. With fear in charge, you can never fully relax, let your guard down, be your true self. You can't open up because you are afraid of how people will respond if they were to meet the real you. When fear is in charge, you simply cannot take that chance. Fear will not allow honesty, fear despises spontaneity, and fear refuses to believe in you. Fear may mean well, but it ruins everything by overprotecting you, insisting that you stay hidden and keep a low profile, that your time is coming....sometime later. Fear is bold, but insists that you be timid. Take a chance and there will be hell to pay: fear will call on its dear friend, shame, to meet you on the other side of your risk taking, to tell you what you should not have done. Fear will trip you, tackle you, smother you, do whatever it takes to cause you to hesitate, to stop you. In this way fear is fearless.”

Life Fear Decision Choice

Book:Embracing Fear: How to Turn What Scares Us into Our Greatest Gift – Practical Tools for Understanding and Accepting Anxiety, Depression, and Procrastination

Source: Embracing Fear: How to Turn What Scares Us into Our Greatest Gift – Practical Tools for Understanding and Accepting Anxiety, Depression, and Procrastination

“May you know the path of light.”