Quotes About Fear

You're scared now, I can smell it... Benito Ramirez

It was M-m-moe and Shorty," I said. "Damn, I can't stop shaking." "Adrenaline burn-off," Ranger said. "It's normal." "Why aren't you sh-sh-shaking?" "I'm not normal.

I knew there were no such things as death cooties. Unfortunately, that's an intellectual fact. And death cooties are an emotional reality.

Problem was, I just didn't know if I was ready for marriage. Marriage is scary stuff. You have to share a bathroom. What's with that? And what about fantasies?

We could track down a gang guy wanted for armed robbery and assault." "That sounds like a lot of fun, but I might have to pass on account of I don't want to die right now." "We could visit some of Sunny's relatives and ask if he's staying with them." "Ditto for the above reason.

OKAY, SO HERE'S the thing. My mother's worst fear has come true. I'm a nymphomaniac. I lust after a lot of men. Of course, maybe that's because I don't actually actually have sex with any. And some of my lustings probably aren't

You were worried about me?" "No," Hal said. "I was worried Ranger would kill me if I lost you.

a quotation from Seneca, the Roman philosopher. Sometimes, even to live is an act of courage.

You're afraid if you catch this guy, you'll lose the excitement in your life and the goal-oriented sense of purpose that drives you.

A man who does not know fear cannot die, because death has no place to enter." Vernon

Unzipping that body bag didn't bother me," Ranger said, "but I'm going to have nightmares over this casino.

I don't think I'm especially homophobic, but I draw the line at Batman.

I wasn't afraid of the dark, but I wasn't in love with it either. Well, okay, I was afraid of the dark.

Scary gets to be the new normal.

I'm a firm believer in denial. My reasoning is why deal with unpleasantness today when you could get hit by a bus tomorrow. And if you procrastinate long enough, maybe the issue will go away.

Holy Mary, mother of God," my mother said. "You were being chased by Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, and a rabbit.

Did they probe you yet?" Xandy asked Riley. "They always get around to probing you. That's what the other abductees tell me, anyway.

When in dread, my rule was always to procrastinate.

I'm not driving you anymore," Lula said to me. "Every time I take you somewhere, people shoot at us." "Not every time.

If I had a Yeti hiding in my closet I'd take the cat and go someplace else too," Lula said. We

Sure, I know that," Lula said. "Nothing scares you. You're a big badass bounty hunter." "Damn right," I said. And then I concentrated on not hyperventilating.

Günter killed his light and waited in the pitch-black, straining his ears for the noise to repeat itself.

You need a real gun," Lula said. "I don't need a real gun. I'm not shooting anyone." "Suppose they shoot at you first?" "I wave my arms in the air, scream like a girl, and run away as fast as I can.

Everyone crossed themselves at the mention of the IRS. Street gangs and the mob paled in comparison to fear of the tax code.