“They are not afraid of what we are against, they are afraid of what we are for. What we are for is so much more powerful than what we are against.”

“We tell lies when we are afraid... afraid of what we don't know, afraid of what others will think, afraid of what will be found out about us. But every time we tell a lie, the thing that we fear grows stronger.”

“We’re too much ourselves. Afraid of letting go of what we are, in case we are nothing, and holding on so tight, we lose everything else.”

“We are indeed much more than what we eat, but what we eat can nevertheless help us to become much more than what we are.”

“What are we so afraid of? Why don't we let 'em tell us we're afraid? What is it they're afraid of?" She picked up the stocking she had been darning, turned it in her hands, was silent awhile; finally she said, "What are they afraid of us for?”

“We eat the way we eat because we are afraid to feel what we feel.”