"How many of us count fictional characters,
or those we've never met among our closest friend?

My hand's up."
R. Bach

"We all change,
when you think about it,
we're all different people,
all through our lives.

And that's okay, that's good,
you've got to keep moving,
so long as you remember
all the people you used to be."
The Doctor - Doctor Who
The Time of The Doctor

"When we have driven away
all that troubles or frightens us,
there is tranquility and freedom."
A. C. Grayling

"The first step of the good life is to seek wisdom and give up fear."

"Wisdom teaches what is worthwhile and what is illusory."

"The fear that hampers life is fear of loss, especially the ultimate loss that is death."
A. C. Grayling