“Life will be wonderful when men no longer fear dying. When the last superstitions are thrown out and we meet death with the same equanimity as life. No longer will children's minds be twisted by evil gods whose fantastic origin is in those barbaric tribes who feared death and lightning, who feared l…”— Gore Vidal, amazon.com
“I think that’s what scares me: the randomness of everything. That the people who could be important to you might just pass you by. Or you pass them by.”— Peter Cameron, amazon.com
“Yet he who reigns within himself, and rules Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king.”— John Milton, amazon.com
“Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm.”— Robert Louis Stevenson, amazon.com
“Even though love covers all things, fear is what keeps us silent and keeps words unsaid. Fear keeps us standing in one place. Eventually, when it wins, it means we never got the courage to say what we needed to say.”— Hannah Brencher, amazon.com
“I believe the desire to be frightened is as universal as the desire to be loved. We want to take the journey that allows us to survive what the people with whom you're taking the journey do not survive.”— Clive Barker, youtube.com
“I understand how easy it would be to lose yourself in the heart of another. It‘s frightening. Exhilarating. An ocean with no lifeguard.”— Sarah Ockler, amazon.com
“We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all.”— Eleanor Roosevelt,, theodysseyonline.com
“Most people, after one success, are so cringingly afraid of doing less well that they rub all the edge off their subsequent work.”— Beatrix Potter, amazon.com
“If you try to get rid of fear and anger without knowing their meaning, they will grow stronger and return.”— Deepak Chopra, amazon.com
“Fear both the heat and the cold of your heart, and try to have patience, if you can.”— J.R.R Tolkien, amazon.com
“I think fear is what keeps us from going over the edge. I mean, as a race car driver, I don't think what makes a good race car driver is a fearless person. I think it's somebody that is comfortable being behind the wheel of something that's somewhat out of control.”— Jeff Gordon, transcripts.cnn.com
“You’re stronger than you believe. Don’t let your fear own you. Own yourself.”— Michelle Hodkin, amazon.com
“My nightmares are usually about losing you. I’m okay once I realize you’re here.”— Suzanne Collins, amazon.com
“Never let fear and stupid pride make you lose someone who’s precious to you.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com