You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.
The state of nature has a law of nature to govern it, which obliges every one: and reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind, who will but consult it, that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions.
The beauty of literature lies in its ability to transcend time and space, connecting souls across different eras and cultures.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.