Why shall I speak my fears?

And I began to recognize a source of power within myself that comes from the knowledge that while it is most desirable not to be afraid, learning to put fear into a perspective gave me great strength. I was going to die, if not sooner then later, whether or not I had ever spoken myself.

Audre Lorde in The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action, First delivered on December 28, 1977 https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/32951