*smiles* It's all a burger to me.

They're sweet? Definitely cookies.

you are the epitome of the American dream.

I have my own system that's not gonna make sense to anybody else, and I stick to it. ~FREEDOM~

freedom is a lie, there is only bacon.

Mmm, bacon… Why'd you have to say it?

"distraction had always been my greatest weapon"

Well, momma's not gonna make bacon tonight, so that was cruel.

I always say, "if you want to eat the food you want to eat, learn how to cook."

today I mainly cooked slow cooked beef in red wine with gratin potatoes.

I always say, "The stove is scary."

Well… bacon is microwave work. I also always say, "Nobody got time."

in that case "unable to care for herself, she lived at home her entire life" shall be your epitaph.

Things should just stop being scary.

"the things we understand the least are always at the height of scariness"

"The things that could hurt us, physically or emotionally, are always at the height of scariness."

"oxygen, one of the most harmful and useful elements a human could ever know"

"The biggest jerks are the ones who add to your fears by yanking the support from under what you consider safe."

self imposed ignorance is just an open door to newer and more deadlier fears"

"Not when it's to comfort your overactive mind!"

an overactive mind is just a culmination of unresolved fears, and the cycle continues"

"Being right doesn't help me not be afraid."

"Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.”
Yoda, Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace

“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."
Frank Herbert, Dune Chronicles

"fear is a vital response to physical and emotional danger, if we didn't feel it, we couldn't protect ourselves from legitimate threats."
Psychology Today

"fear makes a terrible Jedi, but a fine human being."

Sweetie, pull out as many quotes as you want, but it won't stop my imagination from making me afraid.

you completely missed the point. I'm not here to alleviate anybody's fears (only they can untangle that bowl of spaghetti), I was merely pointing out that fear is not only natural, but vital part of the human experience.

*grins* Think I don't know that?

oh I know you know that, I just wonder if you know you know that.

It's a duh.