Survival Mantra/Quotes

Oak and iron guard me well, or else I'm dead and doomed to hell.

—Ser Dunk, The Hedge Knight

Swift as a deer. Quiet as a shadow.
Fear cuts deeper than swords.
Quick as a snake. Calm as still water.
Fear cuts deeper than swords.
Strong as a bear. Fierce as a wolverine.
Fear cuts deeper than swords.
The man who fears losing has already lost.
Fear cuts deeper than swords.
Fear cuts deeper than swords.

Fear cuts deeper than swords.

—Arya Stark, A Song of Ice and Fire

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.

—Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear, Dune