Sublime

shame is the fear of disconnection.

The trick isn't to eliminate fear – it's to develop a relationship with it where you can distinguish between fear that's warning you about real dangers and fear that's just playing old tapes of self-doubt.

The amateur's fear eclipses her compassion for others and for herself.

constant fear all these years was that if anyone ever came to know all of her—the real her, the true deep essential Faye—they would not find enough stuff there to love. Hers was not a soul large enough to nourish another.

Many times, students come to me hoping to lose their fear. They believe “real artists” are fearless. Instead, I teach them to have their fears and act anyhow. “Real” artists are people who have learned to create despite their fears.