Quote of the Day (Mary-Louise Parker, on Fear and Bravery)

“My daughter made an amazing jump in the pool the other day. I said, ‘You're so brave.’ She said, ‘No, I was scared.’ I said, ‘That's why you're brave. If you weren't scared, you wouldn't be brave at all. You'd just be dumb.’" —Actress Mary-Louise Parker quoted in Cal Fussman, “Mary-Louise Parker: What I've Learned,” Esquire, January 2011