"Does the nude exist? Human beings exist. Their bodies exist. Grotesque. Horrible. Or sublime. But is the nude not just the permanent search for beauty? A yearning for emotion and perfection which originated in man's first cave drawings, continues its journey in the photographer's vision and will never end."

"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."

Litany against fear
Dune