“To be nothing. Just nothing. It’s a frightening experience. You have to let go of everything.”
Bram van Velde (1895–1981) Dutch painter
1960's, Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram van Velde' (1965 - 1969)
Source: The Captive Part II / The Power
“To be nothing. Just nothing. It’s a frightening experience. You have to let go of everything.”
Bram van Velde (1895–1981) Dutch painter
1960's, Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram van Velde' (1965 - 1969)
“Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing frighten you. Everything passes away except God.”
Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582) Roman Catholic saint
“Nothing is more frightening than a fear you cannot name.”
Cornelia Funke Inkheart trilogy
Variant: Nothing is more terrifying than fearlessness.
Source: Inkheart
“When it seems you have nothing at all to live for, death is not especially frightening.”
Chris Bohjalian book The Sandcastle Girls
Source: The Sandcastle Girls
Prem Rawat (1957) controversial spiritual leader
Holi Festival, Miami, Florida, on Sunday, April 1978, printed in Divine Times April/May 1978 Volume 7, Number 3
1970s
“A friend is someone whose face you can see in the dark.”
Frances O'Roark Dowell (1964) American writer
Source: The Secret Language of Girls