Memory

Memory is like a long, dark street, illuminated at intervals in a light so bright that it shows up every detail. And then one plunges into the dark stretch again.
Susan Hill

Disaster

Much as we may wish to make a new beginning, some part of us resists doing so as though we were making the first step toward disaster. 

William Bridges

Courage

Courage is like a muscle; it is strengthened by use. 

Ruth Gordon

Fear

If you let fear of consequence prevent you from following your deepest instinct, then your life will be safe, expedient and thin.
Katharine Butler Hathaway

Mistakes

Mistakes are the portals of discovery.
James Joyce