“This, she realizes, is the basis of all fear. That a light you are powerless to stop will turn on you and usher a bullet to its mark.”

“Fear grows in darkness; if you think theres a bogeyman around, turn on the light.”

Dorothy Thompson (1893–1961) American journalist and radio broadcaster

“Letterman: "Oh, stop it! Will you stop? Ladies and gentlemen, turn down your volume. Turn down the volume immediately! She can't be stopped! There's something wrong with her!"”

Madonna (1958) American singer, songwriter, and actress

“You can't stop time. You can't capture light. You can only turn your face up and let it rain down.”

Kim Edwards book The Memory Keeper's Daughter

“Now could you please ask these idiots to stop pointing their bullets at me? It's terribly wasteful.”

Rachel Caine (1962) American writer

“Once freedom lights its beacon in man's heart, the gods are powerless against him.”

Jean Paul Sartre (1905–1980) French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and …

“She slides in and you rode down Main Street, you turn right when that red light turns green.
Sun sets now, you're half way to heaven.
She picks a song, you turn it up to 11, you say "Do you wanna?" and she says "Hell yeah." So you hit the party, all your buddies are jealous.
Someday, you'll be looking back on your life at the memories, this is gonna be one of those nights.”

Tim McGraw (1967) American country singer

“When you notice anger kick in, you must slow way down and attend to the vulnerability, the pain and the fear and the perceived powerlessness underneath it.”

Teal Swan (1984) American spiritual teacher

“Turn to the light. Don't fear the shadow it creates.”

Ted Dekker (1962) American writer

“Love drains you, takes with it much of your blood sugar and water weight. You are like a house slowly losing its electricity, the fans slowing, the lights dimming and flickering; the clocks stop and go and stop.”

Lorrie Moore (1957) American writer