Quotes About Fear

Second chances are scarier than first chances, because the second time you know how much you're risking.

Doing nothing sometimes hurts more than doing something. Life doesn't come with a guarantee, which is just as well, because most guarantees are bullshit.

Because if you had confidence enough to try something, you had to have courage enough to fail.

It's only thunder. It just startled me, she said, her eyes on his. I'm not afraid of storms.' Let's see. Still, he moved slowly, taking his time as much to prolong this new moment as to gauge her reaction. He laid his hands on her hips as the rain beat and splashed, sliding them up her body, smooth and easy as he lowered his head, paused-one long breath-then fit his mouth to hers.

Don't let the fear and suspicion of the brutal and ignorant make you doubt yourself.

He wouldn't just be facing her, he thought with genuine, back-sweating fear, but all of them. The four of them, with Mrs. Grady for backup. They'd roast his balls.

I'm used to keeping things to myself, it's habit.And then...And then I kept things from you because the harder I fell in love with you,the more terrified I was. Look,damn it, I didn't want to depend on anyone for- He broke off to drag a hand through his hair. For what? For being there when I needed them, he said on a long breath.

could never explain it to anyone, the way a fear can live inside you. The way it dictates how you think and how you act, what you say, what you don't dare say.

My greatest fear has always been to make a mistake.' 'Perhaps your greatest fear is your greatest mistake.

Love's scary." Mrs. Grady let out a laugh. "Sure it is. You want safe? Find a nice puppy you can train to come to heel. Love's supposed to be scary." "Why?" "Because if there's no fear there's no thrill.

I think you should do what makes you happy. And sometimes doing what makes you happy is harder and scarier than doing what's safe.

Do you think I'll let it go, that I'll hide from it because you, who's anything but a coward, is afraid of what ifs?

Laura, there aren't any guarantees. You certainly know that. Yes, you could be hurt. You could also be happy. Or you could just get your oil checked.

Love isn't a prize given on merit, or something to be taken back when there's a mistake. It's a gift, as much for the giver as the one who's given it. The day you'll take it, hold it, you won't be afraid.

Kids are still up, David commented, noting the guest house was lit up like a Vegas casino. I'll have to kill them. Yes, I've noticed what a terrifying and brutal father you are. And how your children fear you. He slanted her a look. I wouldn't mind seeing the occasional tremble out of them. I think it's way too late for that. You've gone and raised two happy, well-adjusted kids

She felt her heart beating in her throat when the man in the mask began to chant again.

But I did it because you can't constantly be afraid of what might happen. If you do, you lose control of what is happening, and all the joy and pain it holds for you

And Grant Campbell was about to take a short walk off a high cliff.

Knowledge, and truth, save us from chaos." His tone was quiet, reasonable. And made her want to bite him. "Tempering them with compassion and tolerance makes us human. Without those things, fanatics feed on fear and ignorance.

Without another word, he walked out. Gennie waited until she heard his footsteps on the stairs before she pressed a hand to her stomach. The next time she saw a light in the dark, she told herself, she'd run like hell in the opposite direction.

How do I know you'll stay? How do I know, if I let myself love you, that one day there wouldn't be someone else, something else, and you'd just walk away? I can handle being alone now, I know how. But I can't-- I won't be left again.

I love you. I'm in love with you. She heard absolutely nothing for ten full seconds. And when he did speak, she caught the faintest trace of fear mixed in with the annoyance. Hell. No good deed goes unpunished.

Madmen claimed God in their vicious righteousness, stirring fear and hate to build their own armies to purge what was "other.

Love survives, you see. Through fear, through heartache, even through death.