"Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads." ― Erica Jong Topic(s): Courage More From Erica Jong "When I met my husband, I refused to invite him home for Passover because I was embarrassed my mother might serve all the catered dishes in the wrong order." "The stones themselves are thick with history, and those cats that dash through the alleyways must surely be the ghosts of the famous dead in feline disguise." "Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness." More In Courage "Yes, you must have the courage of being free."― Jose Carreras "Life is the most exciting opportunity we have. But we have one shot. You graduate from college once, and that’s it. You’re going out of that nest. And you have to find that courage that’s deep, deep, deep in there. Every step of the way."― Andrew Shue "If one is going to err, one should err on the side of liberty and freedom."― Kofi Annan