--- title: "9 Admit Afraid Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Admit Afraid quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Admit Afraid sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d05/tahereh-mafi-229_afraid_i-m-too-ashamed-to-admit-i-m-afraid-of-t_1918689.png" --- > [“I’m too ashamed to admit I’m afraid of the fall.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/i-m-too-ashamed-to-admit-i-m-afraid-of-the-fall/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d05/tahereh-mafi-229_afraid_i-m-too-ashamed-to-admit-i-m-afraid-of-t_1918689.png) > [“I was afraid of what I felt. But was that the only reason it was so hard to admit it to him?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/i-was-afraid-of-what-i-felt-but-was-that-the-only-reason-it-was-so/) [James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66a/james-patterson-171_fear_i-was-afraid-of-what-i-felt-but-was-that_409849.png) > [“His impunity thrills me, I mistake it for fearlessness, though years later he will admit to being afraid all the time.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-flynn/his-impunity-thrills-me-i-mistake-it-for-fearlessness-though-years/) [Nick Flynn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-flynn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce2/nick-flynn-8678_fearlessness_his-impunity-thrills-me-i-mistake-it-for_2441580.png) > [What's important is how you deal with fear. I face it head-on, but I'm not too proud to admit that I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denzel-whitaker/what-s-important-is-how-you-deal-with-fear-i-face-it-head-on-but-i-m/) [Denzel Whitaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denzel-whitaker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b8/denzel-whitaker-27526_afraid_what-s-important-is-how-you-deal-with-fe_2406216.jpg) > [“We must admit that very often we are afraid or ashamed to look at our own minds. So we prefer to avoid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walpola-rahula/we-must-admit-that-very-often-we-are-afraid-or-ashamed-to-look-at-our/) [Walpola Rahula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walpola-rahula/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d5/walpola-rahula-30756_buddhism_we-must-admit-that-very-often-we-are-afr_2566812.png) > [Having said that, I must now admit that I was still afraid of human beings, and before I could meet even the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/osamu-dazai/having-said-that-i-must-now-admit-that-i-was-still-afraid-of-human/) [Osamu Dazai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/osamu-dazai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/767/osamu-dazai-2813_art_having-said-that-i-must-now-admit-that-i_3016957.jpg) > [“And how do you explain to your wife that you don't have all the answers, and that you might not know what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-esdaile/and-how-do-you-explain-to-your-wife-that-you-don-t-have-all-the/) [Leslie Esdaile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-esdaile/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e0/leslie-esdaile-82550_business_and-how-do-you-explain-to-your-wife-that_2288713.jpg) > [“What's the matter, MacLean? Are you afraid?" His brows snapped down, his eyes glinting dangerously. " What did you say?" She lifted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-hawkins/what-s-the-matter-maclean-are-you-afraid-his-brows-snapped-down-his/) [Karen Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-hawkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f0/karen-hawkins-1678_fear_what-s-the-matter-maclean-are-you-afraid_2464262.jpg) > [“Winnie woke early next morning. The sun was only just opening its own eye on the eastern horizon and the cottage was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-babbitt/winnie-woke-early-next-morning-the-sun-was-only-just-opening-its-own/) [Natalie Babbitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-babbitt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d64/natalie-babbitt-7335_afraid_winnie-woke-early-next-morning-the-sun-w_2808376.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/admit-afraid/#itemlist", "name": "Admit Afraid Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I’m too ashamed to admit I’m afraid of the fall.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tahereh Mafi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/i-m-too-ashamed-to-admit-i-m-afraid-of-the-fall/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d05/tahereh-mafi-229_afraid_i-m-too-ashamed-to-admit-i-m-afraid-of-t_1918689.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d05/tahereh-mafi-229_afraid_i-m-too-ashamed-to-admit-i-m-afraid-of-t_1918689.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d05/tahereh-mafi-229_afraid_i-m-too-ashamed-to-admit-i-m-afraid-of-t_1918689.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I’m too ashamed to admit I’m afraid of the fall.” — Tahereh Mafi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I was afraid of what I felt. 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The desire to see frightening things—that was what drew me every night to the bar where, like the child who squeezes his pet all the harder when he actually fears it a little, I proclaimed to the customers standing at the bar my drunken, bungling theories of art.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Osamu Dazai" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/osamu-dazai/having-said-that-i-must-now-admit-that-i-was-still-afraid-of-human/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/767/osamu-dazai-2813_art_having-said-that-i-must-now-admit-that-i_3016957.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/767/osamu-dazai-2813_art_having-said-that-i-must-now-admit-that-i_3016957.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/767/osamu-dazai-2813_art_having-said-that-i-must-now-admit-that-i_3016957.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Having said that, I must now admit that I was still afraid of human beings, and before I could meet even the…” — Osamu Dazai", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 7, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“And how do you explain to your wife that you don't have all the answers, and that you might not know what you are doing, and that you are afraid you are going to fail? How do you admit that you are most afraid that, one day, she'll walk - and replace you with an educated, professor-type guy, who shares her same interests, schedule, and the way she was used to living, especially when all of your friends, your business associates, even your own damned brother, are all just waiting for you to mess up so they can have a shot at taking her away from you? 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Are you afraid?\" His brows snapped down, his eyes glinting dangerously. \" What did you say?\" She lifted her chin. \"I asked if you were afraid. If that is why you're sneaking out like a thief in the night?\" \"It's morning,and I'm no thief.\" \"No,but you are afraid,aren't you? Afraid of me.\" Dougal's expression darkened even more. \"You don't know what you're saying.\" \"Yes,I do.\" She leaned close to say dismissively, \"You are afraid of what our card games might cause you to lose.\" Dougal's body tensed at the words, making Poseidon jolt forward. How dare she accuse him of being afraid? The thought of it raged through him. Yet in the back of his mind, a small voice whispered, She's right. You are afraid of what you'll lose, only it's not about the house. It's about your self-control. Dougal slung himself down from the horse and faced Sophia. She refused to back away but stood her ground so that he was but a few inches from her. She glared at him. \"I saw your face last night. You want me, MacLean. Admit it. You're afraid I'll offer myself for the house, and you won't be able to resist it.And then...\" She smiled smugly. \"And the you'll lose.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Karen Hawkins" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-hawkins/what-s-the-matter-maclean-are-you-afraid-his-brows-snapped-down-his/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f0/karen-hawkins-1678_fear_what-s-the-matter-maclean-are-you-afraid_2464262.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f0/karen-hawkins-1678_fear_what-s-the-matter-maclean-are-you-afraid_2464262.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f0/karen-hawkins-1678_fear_what-s-the-matter-maclean-are-you-afraid_2464262.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What's the matter, MacLean? Are you afraid?\" His brows snapped down, his eyes glinting dangerously. \" What…” — Karen Hawkins", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Winnie woke early next morning. The sun was only just opening its own eye on the eastern horizon and the cottage was full of silence. But she realized that sometime during the night she had made up her mind: she would not run away today. “Where would I go, anyway?” she asked herself. “There’s nowhere else I really want to be.” But in another part of her head, the dark part where her oldest fears were housed, she knew there was another sort of reason for staying at home: she was afraid to go away alone. It was one thing to talk about being by yourself, doing important things, but quite another when the opportunity arose. The characters in the stories she read always seemed to go off without a thought or care, but in real life--well, the world was a dangerous place. People were always telling her so. And she would not be able to manage without protection. They were always telling her that, too. No one ever said precisely what it was that she would not be able to manage. But she did not need to ask. Her own imagination supplied the horrors. Still, it was galling, this having to admit she was afraid. And when she remembered the toad, she felt even more disheartened. What if the toad should be out by the fence again today? What if he should laugh at her secretly and think she was a coward? Well, anyway, she could at least slip out, right now, she decided, and go into the wood. To see if she could discover what had really made the music the night before. That would be something, anyway. She did not allow herself to consider the idea that making a difference in the world might require a bolder venture. She merely told herself consolingly, “Of course, while I’m in the wood, if I decide never to come back, well then, that will be that.” She was able to believe in this because she needed to; and, believing, was her own true, promising friend once more.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Natalie Babbitt" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-babbitt/winnie-woke-early-next-morning-the-sun-was-only-just-opening-its-own/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d64/natalie-babbitt-7335_afraid_winnie-woke-early-next-morning-the-sun-w_2808376.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d64/natalie-babbitt-7335_afraid_winnie-woke-early-next-morning-the-sun-w_2808376.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d64/natalie-babbitt-7335_afraid_winnie-woke-early-next-morning-the-sun-w_2808376.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Winnie woke early next morning. The sun was only just opening its own eye on the eastern horizon and the…” — Natalie Babbitt", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/admit-afraid/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/admit-afraid/", "name": "Admit Afraid Quotes", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/admit-afraid/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d05/tahereh-mafi-229_afraid_i-m-too-ashamed-to-admit-i-m-afraid-of-t_1918689.png" }, "description": "Browse 9 Admit Afraid quotes by 9 authors. 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