Quotes About Fear

We find that a high plane of sustained horror is often convenient for reasons of state. — Inspector Kraus (Gestapo)

Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort that might have saved the world.

Nothing can be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon and left one unexpended effort which might have saved the world.

Mr. Knightley, if I have not spoken, it is because I am afraid I will awaken myself from this dream.

I frequently observe that one pretty face would be followed by five and thirty frights.

that you seemed almost as fearful of notice and praise as other women were of neglect. (Edmund to Fanny)

The past, present, and future, were all equally in gloom.

She could not be complying, she dreaded being quarrelsome; her heroism reached only to silence.

She had spoken it; but she trembled when it was done, conscious that her words were listened to, and daring not even to try to observe their effect.

Where she feared most to fail, she was most sure of success, for those to whom she endeavored to give pleasure were prepossessed in her favor.

The promised notification was hanging over her head. The postman's knock within the neighbourhood was beginning to bring its daily terrors -and if reading could banish the idea for even half an hour, it was something gained.

And are you prepared to encounter all the horrors that a building such as what one reads about may produce? Have you a stout heart? Nerves fit for sliding panels and tapestry?

Prepare yourself for something dreadful.

The dread of being awakened from the happiest dream, was perhaps the most prominent feeling.

Bu kadar kolay anla??lmak korkar?m ac?nacak ÅŸey.' - 'Bunun bir kural? yok. Derin, karma??k bir karakter illa sizinkinden daha çok ya da daha az sayg?n olacak demek deÄŸil.

Hope is contagious. Your actions will inspire others. It is my sincere desire that this book will help you find solace in a time of anguish, direction in a time of uncertainty, courage in a time of fear.

And don't forget that all the animals I've been talking about are individuals with personalities. Many--and especially pigs--are highly intelligent, and each one knows fear, misery, and feels pain.

I'm just scared that you've fallen for the way he's treating you rather than for the man himself.

Live in the present, he said, and trust in God through darkness, pain and fear. Then, as he quoted the biblical passage from Corinthians God will not suffer you to be tested more than you are able

I was stunned. I had only just met Stephen and for all his eccentricity I liked him. We both seemed shy in the presence of others, but were confident within ourselves. It was unthinkable that someone only a couple of years older than me should be facing the prospect of his own death. Mortality was not a concept that played any part in our existence. We were still young enough to be immortal.

If only there were a river of courage, - Rahel whispered. I would bend down, cup the water in my hand and drink.

She drank her juice and coffee as she dressed, feeling reluctant and yet relieved. The desert, a derelict gold-mining town, a day in the heat both bored and frightened her. Wide awake she could not be quite so resolute, but two days in the isolation of her work had made her value human company. She was through with silence and righteous indignation.

She had felt a surge of fear so strong

Her idea was that there was no such thing as provocation, that no matter what she did, Pete simply should not hit her, and therefore if he did hit her he was entirely wrong, and therefore she was perfectly free to do whatever she wanted. The result was that I lived in fear for her. Once she said, "If it were you being hit, you wouldn't be afraid, either. You'd be mad, I promise.