I will never consider defeat and I will remove from my vocabulary such words and phrases as quit, cannot, unable, impossible, out of the question, improbable, failure, unworkable, hopeless, and retreat; for they are the words of fools. I

you are the single biggest influence in your life.

What I know for sure is that every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and step out and dance—to live free of regret and filled with as much joy, fun, and laughter as you can stand. You can either waltz boldly onto the stage of life and live the way you know your spirit is nudging you to, or you can sit quietly by the wall, receding into the shadows of fear and self-doubt. You

It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always.

Whether you flounder or flourish is always in your hands—you are the single biggest influence in your life.

I know for sure that when you remove the fear, the answer you've been searching for comes into focus. And as you walk into what you fear, you should know for sure that your deepest struggle can, if you're willing and open, produce your greatest strength.

When you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance.

The wise never doubt. The Humane never worry. The brave never fear.

I will do what I promised. He whispered. No matter what. I will not send you into the darkness alone.

I knew that what I was seeking to discover was a thing I'd always known. That all courage was a form of constancy. That it was always himself that the coward abandoned first. After this all other betrayals came easily.

But nothing is crueler than a coward, and the slaughter to come is probably beyond our imagining.

I will do what I promised, he whispered. No matter what. I will not send you into the darkness alone.