“I am afraid of falling into hopeless despair, over my wasted life, and I am still not sure how it happened.”

“I am afraid. Not of life, or death, or nothingness, but of wasting it as if I had never been.”

“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.”

“Hope is always about the future. And it isn't always good news. Sometimes, hope can imprison us with belief or expectation that something will happen in the future to change our lives. Similarly hopelessness isn't always about despair. Hopelessness can bring us right into this very moment and answer all of life's most difficult questions. Who am I? Where am I? What does this mean? And what now?”

“In my dream I know I am falling. But there is no up or down, no walls or sides or ceilings, just the sensation of cold and darkness everywhere. I am so scared I could scream. But when I open my mouth, nothing happens. And I wonder if you fall forever and never touch down, is it really still falling? I think I will fall forever.”

“I am quite sure I am more afraid of people who are themselves terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.”