Quotes About Fear

The idea of ever again being caught unarmed and vulnerable was her worst nightmare.

From here, the rocks looked like sharp teeth, ready to bite and tear and rip. She tightened her hold as the icy wind threatened to tumble her into their unforgiving jaws. "Where

Charlie-mouse was not about to play with a predator who could eat her alive and not even notice the bones.

Nunca tendré un hijo, Galen. Keir no puede prometerme que no le pasaré mi discapacidad. -Jessamy

Fear is an intruder in your life, child. You must cast him out." -Bebe to Kaia

Bad-minded man, always making mischief, spreading doubt and fear.

If I was sad or afraid, I would sit in a corner and sing. If I was happy I would jump into the middle of the room and sing. It was how I expressed my emotions.

The orderly is nearing the end of his rounds. I can hear his footsteps echoing in the hall and his ragged breathing. He's a big man. I can smell his sweat. He's checking on the inmate next door. It'll be my turn next. He always saves me for last. I guess it's because he's scared of me. I don't blame him. I'm scared of me, too.

suddenly shivered. "I should put the bracelet somewhere safe. Yesterday at the pier, a pickpocket tried to take my carryall." She walked

All have been or believed themselves to be in danger from the pursuit of one they wished to avoid, while they have been anxious for the attentions of someone they wished to please.

Though Amelie was a voracious reader of romantic novels, she was painfully shy around men in whom she found an interest.

we named her Dorothy Ann. Dolly, for short. I kissed her warily, fearful of the pain of loving her, love her, though love her I did; fearful lest she hurt me by dying.

Don't be angry," the Bard said. "Most people live inside a cage of their own expectations. It makes them feel safe. The world's a frightening place full of glory and wonder and, as we've both discovered, danger. Flying isn't for everyone.

Do women dress for men or women? I've always wondered why that eternally provocative question is put in terms of approval - as if the heart of the matter, the answer, were indeed a question of approval by either sex. But the question is never satisfactorily answered because it is incorrectly posed. It's disapproval, the fear of it, that motivates most women, and with disapproval it doesn't matter where it comes from.

I would say that until we are independent, we cannot choose to be empathetic. The pivotal word is choice. The empathy an independent person chooses to offer is more reli- able than that of a person who lives through attachments. It is lack of inde- pendence, an addiction to connections, that makes us mean, bitchy, and less than empathetic when we fear that the connection to our best friend/husband/lover is threatened.

Es terrible que estuviéramos tan asustadas de que nos vieran con libros que tenemos todo el derecho a leer

No sería sincero ni correcto, sería negar… todo lo que sentimos la una por la otra. Ellas son mayores, tal vez tuvieran que hacerlo, pero… Ay, Liza, yo no quiero esconder la… la mejor parte de mi vida, de mí misma.

It's terrible, … for us to have been so scared to be seen with books we have every right to read.

Sin embargo, tras unos minutos, nos miramos y… no sé cómo explicar esto, de verdad, pero en cuanto nuestros ojos se encontraron, supe que no quería seguir sentada en público con Annie mientras simulábamos ser solo amigas. Y supe que ella tampoco quería. Y las dos supimos que ya no teníamos el problema de no querer lo mismo al mismo tiempo y de estar asustadas.

oh, Liza, I don't want to hide the—the best part of my life, of myself.

After I lost my fiance, it seemed like it would be better to always be alone than to risk being hurt again.

Lord, sometimes the possibility of coming catastrophe can make our family terribly afraid. We're tempted to ask you only to protect us from difficulty, but what we really want is to be a family who lives by faith in the midst of the worst of circumstances

Whoever said our oldest fear is fear of the unknown, knew what he was talking about. All the electric lights and brick walls we've constructed never seem to take the edge off the suspicion that somewhere out there in the dark, some thing is waiting for us. For a handful of people in Silicon Valley that summer, the thing stopped waiting and stepped out of the night. • Ã¢â'¬Â¢ Ã¢â'¬Â¢

It was hard to believe that once upon a time, she had been afraid of pretend things. The real world was pretty darn scary on its own.