Quotes About Fear

Ni vet ju att folk blir osynliga om man skrämmer dom för ofta...

Everyone must imagine his own snakes because no one else's snakes can ever be as awful.

It's a pity that exciting things always stop happening when you're not afraid of them anymore and would like to have a little fun.

Hennes egen storm var alltid den hemskaste.

Irrational terror is so hard to deal with.

And if one doesn't dare to do something immediately then one never does it.

There is nothing sentimental about this world. Like the weather, this world asks only to be acknowledged. There is nothing comforting about it, and yet if you are afraid to see it in its own terms and look to it for comfort, for solace, you will be left worse off than you were before.

Sophia thought about the bathrobe more and more. The thing living in it was as quick as lightning but could lie in wait for days without moving. It could make itself thin and slide through a crack in the door, and then roll itself up again and crawl under the bed like a shadow. It didn't eat and never slept and hated everyone, most of all its own family. Sophia didn't eat either, that is, nothing but sandwiches.

Why aren't people afraid of their dogs? How long can what was once a wild animal deny its wildness?

Minun täytyy saada Kampsu ymmärtämään, hän ajatteli. Minun täytyy saada joku ymmärtämään, että pelkään, joku joka voi vastata ja sanoa, että tietenkin pelkäät, käsitän sen erinomaisen hyvin. Tai vaikkapa: Mutta hyvä ystävä, mitä pelättävää sinulla on? Näin kauniina, tyynenä kesäpäivänä? Kummin tahansa, mutta jotenkin.

Uno se debe encontrar muy solo cuando todo el mundo te tiene miedo.

Jos yritän saada kaiken entiselleen, niin minusta itsestänikin tulee samanlainen kuin ennen. Alan taas pelätä.

På natten blir det hemska mycket värre än det är.

In the middle of the gravel was a large sign with black latters that said PRIVATE PROPERTY--NO TRESPASSING. "We'll go ashore," Grandma said. She was very angry. Sophia looked frightened. "There's a big difference," her grandmother explained. "No well-bred person goes ashore on someone else's island when there's no one home. But if they put up a sign, then you do it anyway, because it's a slap in the face.

Jostain syystä en ole koskaan tullut toimeen hämähäkkien kanssa, jos ne ovat niin pieniä, ettei niiden kanssa voi puhua.

Huh! sanoi Hemuli. -Hyi, miten minä pelästyin. Tiedättehän, ettei minua saa pelästyttää, minulta voi mennä sydän väärään kurkkuun.

But most of all I'm talking about myself and my fears, even if I know that's not done. I know that everything will turn out badly. I think about that all the time. Even while I'm washing my carpet. Do you understand that? Do you feel the same way?" (p.61)

for if you're not afraid how can you be really brave? (Moominpappa)

You first fight the waves, then you turn around and ride the surf, sailing along like a cork among the little rainbows of the foam, and land laughing and just a little frightened in the sand.

Haven't you ever been spooked by something everyone else thinks is a nonissue?

I found a way to visit without fear, exorcising all ghosts from the past to fill my mind with something mind-blowing.

I remember that all of a sudden, the car felt like I couldn't control it. It was absolutely the most horrifying experience. We rolled over, off the freeway. I think there was something wrong with the car.

folks generally fear what's different and unknown to them.

Often admitting our weakness and fear is the first step to finding rest in God. Our trust in Him isn't conveyed though superhuman confidence as much as it comes in the way of childlike reliance on Him.