“I suppose if you're scared enough, you're capable of doing anything.”

“Doing what you're supposed to do is always boring. I can't imagine anything worse than being required to have fun.”

Scott Westerfeld book Uglies

“A day can really slip by when you're deliberately avoiding what you're supposed to do.”

Bill Watterson (1958) American comic artist

“Because," she said, "when you're scared but you still do it anyway, that's brave.”

Neil Gaiman book Coraline

“If I open my eyes just far enough
I can see what you're doing.
Go on, fight to the end, it's though enough
When you're on the road of ruin!”

Mike Oldfield (1953) English musician, multi-instrumentalist

“It never seemed fair that just when you're old enough to do anything you want, you can't. You have to start working, so there's no time. And if there is time, you're not working, so there's no money.”

Terri Farley (1950) American writer

“If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative.”

Woody Allen (1935) American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, author, playwright, and musician

“You know me better than anyone, and you're my best friend. I don't think there's anything you could say to me that would lead me to believe that you're doing it just to hurt me. If there's one thing I've come to know about you, it's that you're not even capable of something like that. Why do you think I like spending time with you so much? Because you're a good guy. A nice guy.”

Nicholas Sparks (1965) American writer and novelist

“I scared myself, because once you've thought long and hard enough about doing something that is colossally stupid, you feel like you've actually done it, and then you're never quite sure what your limits are.”

Laurie Halse Anderson (1961) American children's writer

“You're not stealing anything, you're not breaking anything, so I'd guess you're Stephanie.”

Derek Landy Skulduggery Pleasant