#fear

I do not cling to life sufficiently to fear death. ↗

— Alexandre Dumas

#fear #life #death

Because fear kills everything," Mo had once told her. "Your mind, your heart, your imagination. ↗

— Cornelia Funke

#heart #imagination #mind #imagination

I think nighttime is dark so you can imagine your fears with less distraction. ↗

— Bill Watterson

#humor

Only those who have never known fear are allowed to think less of others for being afraid. Frankly, I think anyone who has never been afraid of anything in their entire life is either a liar or lacks imagination. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#imagination

What you are afraid of is never as bad as what you imagine. The fear you let build up in your mind is worse than the situation that actually exists. ↗

— Spencer Johnson

#imagination

It is the starved imagination, not the well-nourished, that is afraid. ↗

— E.M. Forster

#imagination #imagination

I´ve read that it´s the smell some carnivores use to find their prey. Imagine the trembling victim trying to hide, but knowing that the smell of its own fear will kill it. ↗

— Jo Nesbø

#harry-hole #jo-nesbø #prey #smell #the-snowman

At the heart of the matter is a battle between wish and fear. Fear generally proves stronger than a wish, but it leaves a taste of disappointment on the tongue. ↗

— George Packer

#fear #inspirational #life #wish #inspirational

It is foolish to tear one’s hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made less by baldness. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#fear-and-loathing #grief #inspirational #sorrow #inspirational

Saw a little girl touch a big bug and shout, "I conquered my fear! YES!" and calmly walk away. I was inspired. ↗

— Nathan Fillion

#fear #inspiration #overcoming-fear #youth #inspirational