The only thing to fear is fear itself.

“Cruelty and fear shake hands together”. Honore de Balzac

F. Scott Fitzgerald

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

The Great Gatsby

From the book: Raising Cain

'Oh, there is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to a son, that transcends all other affections of the heart' - Washington Irving (1783-1859)