"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
Last night, our national treasure Kathy Bates shared with noted Dune fan Stephen Colbert this quote from Frank Herbert's book on The Late Show, and followed it up with another quote, something Blanche Dubois says in Streetcar Named Desire, written by one of my favorites, Tennessee Williams.
"Sometimes—there's God—so quickly!"
I found her answer to the question, "What do you think that means?" inspiring.
"It's grace.