Everyone's a pacifist between wars. It's like being a vegetarian between meals.

—Colman McCarthy

About Colman McCarthy

Portrait of Colman McCarthy

Colman McCarthy (March 24, 1938 – February 27, 2026) was an American journalist, teacher, lecturer, pacifist, progressive, anarchist and long-time peace activist.

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I was used to being invisible. People rarely saw me, and if they did, they never looked close. I wasn't shiny and charming like my brother, stunning and graceful like my mother, or smart and dynamic like my friends. That's the thing, though. You always think you want to be noticed. Until you are.

—Sarah Dessen in Saint Anything

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Fear is the mother of foresight.

—Thomas Hardy

The pleasures of love are always in proportion to our fears.

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Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.

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A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths.

—Steven Wright

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