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title: "8 Afraid Emotion Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [“Being afraid of an emotion and not letting yourself feel it is different. It may scare you, but you don't stop it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-sevilla/being-afraid-of-an-emotion-and-not-letting-yourself-feel-it-is/)

[J.M. Sevilla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-m-sevilla/)

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> [I was raised not to be afraid to show emotion or imagination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/javier-bardem/i-was-raised-not-to-be-afraid-to-show-emotion-or-imagination/)

[Javier Bardem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/javier-bardem/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c7/javier-bardem-7004_emotion_i-was-raised-not-to-be-afraid-to-show-em_454382.jpg)

> [Beautiful women seldom want to act. They are afraid of emotion and they do not try to extract anything from a character…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurette-taylor/beautiful-women-seldom-want-to-act-they-are-afraid-of-emotion-and/)

[Laurette Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurette-taylor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/379/laurette-taylor-57930_beautiful_beautiful-women-seldom-want-to-act-they_733357.jpg)

> [“I've loved you for a long time, ' she said. 'But there was always something holding me back. Maybe it was that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aprilynne-pike/i-ve-loved-you-for-a-long-time-she-said-but-there-was-always/)

[Aprilynne Pike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aprilynne-pike/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bc/aprilynne-pike-4513_aprilynne-pike_i-ve-loved-you-for-a-long-time-she-said_1054649.png)

> [Don't be afraid to show emotion. Get excited, get angry, get motivated, laugh, cry, yell, and vent. You will feel so much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-cheeke/don-t-be-afraid-to-show-emotion-get-excited-get-angry-get-motivated/)

[Robert Cheeke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-cheeke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bb/robert-cheeke-5135_angry_don-t-be-afraid-to-show-emotion-get-exci_1449203.png)

> [“I can just barely tell when you're afraid because that is the only emotion I have been able to recognize.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-k-n-hammerstone/i-can-just-barely-tell-when-you-re-afraid-because-that-is-the-only/)

[S.K.N. Hammerstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-k-n-hammerstone/)

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> [People know I love to shoot action and that I'm not afraid of emotion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-berg/people-know-i-love-to-shoot-action-and-that-i-m-not-afraid-of-emotion/)

[Peter Berg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-berg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd2/peter-berg-14447_action_people-know-i-love-to-shoot-action-and-t_2452193.jpg)

> [People are reluctant to talk about old age and death because they are afraid of emotion, and they willingly avoid the things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-tournier/people-are-reluctant-to-talk-about-old-age-and-death-because-they-are/)

[Paul Tournier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-tournier/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c5/paul-tournier-14006_age_people-are-reluctant-to-talk-about-old-a_2762689.jpg)

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