Quotes by Fear There are people who are so cautious that they are careful not to waste their fear. C.J. Langenhoven wastefearpeople I carefully lifted out of the pose and spoke up: Uh, Fran? When I'm doing the pose (camel), I have this feeling in my chest, kind of a scary, tight feeling.-Fran was adjusting someone across the room. She had a way of looking like a thoughtful seamstress when she made adjustments: an inch let out here, a seam straightened there, and everything would be just right. She might as well have had pins tucked between her lips and a tape measure around her neck. Without missing a beat or looking up she said, Oh, that's fear. Try the pose again.-Fear. I hadn't even known it was there. Claire Dederer thoughtfulscaryfear Even now I can't trust life. It did too many awful things to me as a kid. Clara Bow awfulfearkids ...finally men were saved only through God's son dying for them, and that unless human beings believed this silly, impossible and wicked story they were doomed to hell? Can anyone with intelligence really believe that a child born today should be doomed because the snake tempted Eve and Eve tempted Adam? To believe that is not God-worship; it is devil-worship. Clarence Darrow fearbelievechildren The world began without man, and it will complete itself without him. Claude Levi-Strauss atheismfearmen There is nothing that can be said by mathematical symbols and relations which cannot also be said by words. The converse, however, is false. Much that can be and is said by words cannot successfully be put into equations, because it is nonsense. Clifford Truesdell fearfunnyscience Here is a list of terrible things, The jaws of sharks, a vultures wings The rabid bite of the dogs of war, The voice of one who went before, But most of all the mirror's gaze, Which counts us out our numbered days. Clive Barker dogfearwar If you were born without wings, do nothing to prevent them from growing. Coco Chanel flyingfearwings Don't take counsel of your fears or naysayers. Colin Powell naysayersfear The wretch that fears to drown, will break through flames; Colley Cibber fearfeetmen If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear? Confucius fearintegritylove The way of the superior person is threefold; virtuous, they are free from anxieties; wise they are free from perplexities; and bold they are free from fear. Confucius anxietywisefear You can figure out what the villain fears by his choice of weapons. Connie Brockway weaponschoicesfear As each layer of shadow is mined from the darkness, as each fear is faced and each projection reclaimed, the gold shines through. Connie Zweig shiningdarknessfear If the world could remain within a frame like a painting on the wall, I think we'd see the beauty then and stand staring in awe. Conor Oberst wallfearthinking The man who believes that the secrets of the world are forever hidden lives in mystery and fear. Superstition will drag him down. The rain will erode the deeds of his life. But that man who sets himself the task of singling out the thread of order from the tapestry will by the decision alone have taken charge of the world and it is only by such taking charge that he will effect a way to dictate the terms of his own fate. Cormac McCarthy fearrainbelieve Nothing is more terrifying than fearlessness. Cornelia Funke inkdeathfearlessnessfear So it's happened, I kept thinking, you're in the middle of a story exactly as you've always wanted, and it's horrible. Fear tastes quite different when you're not just reading about it, Meggie, and playing hero wasn't half as much fun as I'd expected. Cornelia Funke readingfearfun You see, this would be a death by the imagination. And though the imagination feeds on phantoms, it needs a premise in reality to begin with. Then it can go on from there under its own power. Cornell Woolrich imaginationfearreality The girl's face was the color of talcum. Her uncle's was a death mask, a bone structure overlaid by parchment. Shane's was granite, with a glistening line of sweat just below his hair line. He'd never forget this night, the detective knew, no matter what else happened for the rest of his life. They were all getting scars on their souls, the sort of scars people got in the Dark Ages, when they believed in devils and black magic. (Speak To Me Of Death) Cornell Woolrich unclesgirlfear«1718192021222324252627»
