“If you must say yes, say it with an open heart. If you must say no, say it without fear.”

“Saying "yes" for fear of saying "no" is a recipe for resentment.”

Guy Finley (1949) American self-help writer, philosopher, and spiritual teacher, and former professional songwriter and musician

“Have no fear for giving in,
Have no fear for giving over.
You'd better know that in the end
It's better to say too much
Than never say what you need to say again.Even if your hands are shaking
And your faith is broken,
Even as the eyes are closing,
Do it with a heart wide open.”

John Mayer (1977) guitarist and singer/songwriter

“.. then you must say to her, ‘Madame, I observe that your heart is broken. Allow me to repair it for you…”

Elizabeth Kostova book The Swan Thieves

“Fear no more, says the heart…”

Virginia Woolf book Mrs Dalloway

“When you were young, and your heart, was an open book. You used to say, live and let live.”

Paul McCartney (1942) English singer-songwriter and composer

“To find beauty in everyone you must see beauty in everyone, then announce that you see it, for in announcing it, you place it there in their reality. Make it your life's mission today to bring to the attention of another just how extraordinary they are. Say it. Say it. SAY it. Their heart is waiting to know that their own best thought about themselves can be believed.”

Neale Donald Walsch (1943) American writer

“To be generous is to say yes before the man even opens his mouth.”

Henry Miller (1891–1980) American novelist

“It is a true saying, that what you fear you find.”

Jeanette Winterson book Sexing the Cherry

“I must say a word about fear. It is life's only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life.”

Yann Martel book Life of Pi