The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.

Fear is the passion of slaves.

It's an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate need for solitude and the solitary experience. That's always been a tug of war for me.

Puritanism. The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.

Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.