Cage of Dreams Quotes

“Power doesn't make fear go away. It just changed the shape it takes." He stares at me with those endless black eyes." When you're weak, you fear the strong taking from you. But when you're strong, you fear the weak rising up against you.”
― Rebecca Schaeffer, Cage of Dreams

“PLEASE REFRAIN FROM ASSASSINATING MAYORAL CANDIDATES IN THE VENUE,USE THE WASHROOM AS THEY ARE EASIER TO CLEAN.”
― Rebecca Schaeffer, Cage of Dreams

“We are surrounded with stories,in media,in our lives.How we perceive them shapes the way we see the world.For a long time,I've accepted the worst stories,swallowed them whole.
But now I wonder if I can tell my own stories,tell myself a story.I can tell myself I'm brave and clever,and good at learning from my mistakes.And maybe,if I tell it to myself enough,I'll believe it as much as I've believed the other,malicious stories told to me over years.”
― Rebecca Schaeffer, Cage of Dreams

“Because I don't need a reason to say no. I don't need an excuse.”
― Rebecca Schaeffer, Cage of Dreams

“Real strength is about your mind.It's about making a plan,and being brave enough to carry it out,even knowing the risks.It's about being bold when the occasion calls for it.
Strength comes from the mind,not the body.”
― Rebecca Schaeffer, Cage of Dreams

“So even though I'm so scared I can't stop shaking,even though my heart is beating faster than a rabbit's on cocaine,even though I'm small and weak and fragile-
-I'm not going to let it stop me from saving the people who matter to me.”
― Rebecca Schaeffer, Cage of Dreams

“Power doesn't make fear go away.It just changed the shape it takes." He stares at me with those endless black eyes."When you're weak,you fear the strong taking from you.But when you're strong,you fear the weak rising up against you.”
― Rebecca Schaeffer, Cage of Dreams

“No matter how powerful you are,you are always afraid of something.”
― Rebecca Schaeffer, Cage of Dreams

“The Friends made me afraid.I can't change that.I can't undo what's done.
But I can choose to face my fears.I can choose to try and take down the people who hurt me,and I can try and reshape my mind into someone who's less afraid.I can be brave,and being brave,I can start the process of undoing all the mental manipulation that was done to me.
The first step is to face my fear.
And destroy it.”
― Rebecca Schaeffer, Cage of Dreams

“Dreams can change," I tell her,thinking of how my own dreams have changed in just the past month."Sometimes we get what we want,only to realize it wasn't what we thought it would be." I soften my voice."It's okay to give up on one dream and make a new one.”
― Rebecca Schaeffer, Cage of Dreams

“It's good,making light of things.Making fun of all the scary things in the world makes them less scary.It makes me feel like I've taken away a bit of their power over me,makes me feel more in control.It makes life bearable.”
― Rebecca Schaeffer, Cage of Dreams

“The Friends specialize therapy. Therapy,at its core,is essentially a way to manipulate someone's mind. Obviously,most people who go to therapy are looking for help to work through issues in their lives.Trauma,stress,fears,anxiety,depression, whatever it may be.It's a tool to help people pull apart the blocks of their own mind and rebuild broken pieces into something more healthy and stable.
But the same tactics that are used to help people work through their fears can also be used to double down on those fears.The same tool kit that can help build up your confidence can be used to tear it down.
Therapy can be a powerful tool for reshaping your mind.”
― Rebecca Schaeffer, Cage of Dreams

“Sometimes,I read those penny novels about king's failing in love with maids,but I can't enjoy them.Every time,I can't help but think that the king has so much power over the maid.He can have her executed.He can ruin her family.He can hurt her friends.He can do anything he wants,and she has to smile and profess her love through it all,because if she doesn't,much worse could happen.Because he has so much power,and she so little.”
― Rebecca Schaeffer, Cage of Dreams

“Both of us are trapped in a rut of being the same person.The coward who hides from the fight.The boy who runs from monsters.Even when we should change,when we have the power to change,we're still stuck in the past.”
― Rebecca Schaeffer, Cage of Dreams

“I'd like to stop being afraid all the time.I'd like to walk down the street without fear of getting shot.I'd like to have a life where I don't have to worry about money to support myself all the time.I'd like a place to call home that's completely mine,somewhere I'm not beholden to anyone else.I'd like to not be afraid of everything and everyone,to not be a target of every cult and monster that passes by.”
― Rebecca Schaeffer, Cage of Dreams

“A nicer person might feel responsible for his actions. I freed him,after all,let him out of his cage to do this.But I'm not dumb enough to believe someone else's behavior is my fault.”
― Rebecca Schaeffer, Cage of Dreams

“No matter what job I pick,I will never be safe.
No matter where I go in this city,I will never be safe. No matter what I do,as long as I am myself,small and fragile and breakable,I will never be safe.
Never.”
― Rebecca Schaeffer, Cage of Dreams