I was terrified of my weakness, of my sharp tongue, of
my every flaw. I was terrified that this moment, my chance to
live in happiness for however short a time we may have had,
would be ruined because I was simply not carved out of the
same wood as happiness, and that my grain was too twisted
to ever take its form.
Tags: fear happiness love knife
...to return to their 'native soil,' as they say, to the bosom, so to speak, of their mother earth, like frightened children, yearning to fall asleep on the withered bosom of their decrepit mother, and to sleep there for ever, only to escape the horrors that terrify them.
Fyodor DostoevskyTags: fear sleep death sorrow horror suicide earth mother depression misery escape terror
Did I never explain to you about love, Reva?' Pa asked. I gave him a look, and he laughed uncomfortably. 'I guess not. Let me put it in a way you'll understand. Love is like stinging nettles. Only they prick from the inside out, starting at your heart and bursting on around. It's worse when it gets here'--he rubbed the bridge of his nose--'then your vision goes a little strange. But eventually the nettles stop stinging--once she agrees to kiss you. But they start right back up again when she agrees to marry you--'
'Pa,' I interrupted, 'that's not love, that's fear.'
Pa shook his head, looking off admiringly in the direction where Lacrimora had disappeared. 'Same thing, in my case.
Screw your courage to the sticking place and we will not fail.
William ShakespeareFear can’t hurt you,” she said. “When it washes over you, give it no power. It’s a snake with no venom. Remember that. That knowledge can save you.
Maureen JohnsonThe rhythm of the footsteps, the sound of whatever is coming down the ladder is driving both me and my mom steadily toward peeing our pants.
Kendare BlakeTags: fear ghost monster attic
There's no shame in fear. But understand this - the coward is ruled by fear, while the hero rides it like a wild stallion.
David GemmellTags: fear courage bravery heroism
Most of us try to do too much because we are secretly afraid we will not be able to do anything at all.
Rick AsterTags: fear philosophy excess economics struggle
That's all it takes, one drop of fear to curdle love into hate.
James M. CainAnd whosoever fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way for him to get out (from every difficulty).And He will provide him from (sources) he never could imagine.
AnonymousTags: fear difficulty duty allah divorce source
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