I had nothing to fear from my father.
Except his disappointment.
Which was no small thing.
Stichwörter: fear disappointment tather
The night stared me in the face, amorphous, blind, infinite, without frontiers. Not a single start relieved the darkness behind the glass.
Stanisław LemStichwörter: fear life stars night infinity foreboding staring uneasiness endlessness starless-night
Another of the hard things about being in a war, grandchildren, is that although there are times of quiet when the fighting has stopped, you know you will soon be fighting again. Those quiet times give you the chance to think about what has happened. Some of it you would rather not think about, as you remember the pain and the sorrow. You also have time to worry about what will happen when you go into battle again.
Joseph BruchacStichwörter: fear war quiet fighting-battles
Writing a book is a tremendous experience. It pays off intellectually. It clarifies your thinking.
It builds credibility. It is a living engine of marketing and idea spreading, working every day
to deliver your message with authority.
You should write one.
Seth Godin
Stichwörter: fear writing book cherry-ann-carew
You have done well," Grandfather said. "We thank you."
"We were afraid sometimes," Jetsam replied.
"Good." Grandfather's eyes smiled. "That means you had the courage to keep trying.
Stichwörter: fear courage completion
Her eyes were those of someone who's just fallen in love, someone who sees nothing but her lover, someone who has no fear of anything. The eyes of someone who believes that every dream will come true, that reality will move if you just give it a push.
Banana YoshimotoKnowing was a temptation. What you don't know won't tempt you.
Margaret AtwoodStichwörter: fear knowledge temptation
Most of us tend to belittle all suffering except our own," said Mary. "I think it's fear. We don't want to come too near in case we're sucked in and have to share it.
Elizabeth GoudgeStichwörter: fear empathy suffering
She realized with deep respect that this woman had always done what she had to do and faced what she had to face. If many of her fears and burdens would have seemed unreal to another woman, there was nothing unreal about her courage.
Elizabeth GoudgeYou'd have thought that after suffering such a loss nothing else would matter to her but that didn't seem to be how it worked. She was fearful about everything now. It was as if she had finally seen the awful power of fate, it's deviousness, the way it could wipe out in an instant the one thing you had been certain you could rely on, and now she was constantly looking over her shoulder, trying to work out where the next blow might fall.
Mary LawsonStichwörter: fear loss suffering
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