Ben Okri Quotes

As you get older, it's good to open up and acknowledge that everybody has their scary moments, their negative moments. And in order to move on and find comfort and hope, you have to stop running from the darkness and face it. And when you face it, it's not that scary at all, and sometimes it actually turns around and runs away.

Letting go is fearless. Then, moving on and being alright, that’s fearless too.

He made a story for all of them, a story to give them strength. The words of the story poured out of his mouth as if they had substance, pebbles and stone extending to hold the corporal up...knees from buckling...hands from letting go of the blanket.

I am so honored to be the vessel into which you pour this story of pain and strength.

Whenever you're scared of something, don't let that define you. We all feel it, but step up.

I live my life through fear. If I'm afraid of it I'll do it just so I'm not afraid of it anymore.

Fear is real, but so is love.

Fear is like a black cavern that is terrifying. Once you enter the cavern and explore it, you realize that you can get out of it, go through it and get out of it.

Tragedy, loss, and hurt often arrive unanticipated. How we react when we are surprised will tell our families whether what we have taught and testified lies deep in our hearts.

You're always going to survive the pain of loss. I can live with that confidence inside of me.

Cancer opens many doors. One of the most important is your heart.

A surgeon is surrounded by people who are sick, discouraged, afraid, embittered, dying - but also courageous, loving, wise, compassionate and alive.

I think the beauty of the writing of 'Game of Thrones' is not that the characters are fearless; it's how they overcome their fear, you know?

Do not be afraid that joy will make the pain worse; it is needed like the air we breathe.

Courage is managing fear to accomplish what you want to accomplish. And it's a great demonstration of love. It's really what love is. It's finding areas in which other people are more important than you.

When fear rushed in, I learned how to hear my heart racing but refused to allow my feelings to sway me. That resilience came from my family. It flowed through our bloodline.

In every life there is an element of victory over fear, which needs to be searched for, though it may be a false victory.

Never fear to deliberately walk through dark places, for that is how you reach the light on the other side.

My story is just my story, and it's not nearly as traumatic as some.

After cancer, I ain't scared of nothing.

I find my greatest strength in wanting to be strong. I find my greatest bravery in deciding to be brave. I don't know if I've ever realized it before,[...] I think we both realize it now. If there's no feeling of fear, then there's no need for courage.

Anger as well as love casts out fear.

I don’t feel brave, especially not right now. (Delphine) That’s what bravery is, especially for a woman not used to having emotions. When you feel deep, paralyzing fear and you don’t let it stop you, that is true courage. There’s never been bravery without fear. Just as there’s no love without hate. (M'Adoc)

Fear lives in the head. And courage lives in the heart. The job is to get from one to the other.

It is my belief that the only power which can resist the power of fear is the power of love.