You made me confess the fears that I have. But I will tell you also what I do not fear. I do not fear to be alone or to be spurned for another or to leave whatever I have to leave. And I am not afraid to make a mistake, even a great mistake, a lifelong mistake and perhaps as long as eternity too. James Joyce
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To be afraid of what we do not know is foolish; to be afraid of what we know is wise. My greatest fear is not that I am inadequate, or that I will never amount to something, but that I am capable of being more – and therefore worth more – than I currently am.

Source: A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man

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