To use fear as the friend it is, we must retrain and reprogram ourselves...We must persistently and convincingly tell ourselves that the fear is here--with its gift of energy and heightened awareness--so we can do our best and learn the most in the new situation. - Peter McWilliams
Anyone who can handle a needle convincingly can make us see a thread which is not there. - E. H. Gombrich
Give me just enough information so that I can lie convincingly. - Stephen King