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Fear Quotes by Erich Maria Remarque

8 Fear quotes by Erich Maria Remarque

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If you’re drawn to the way fear shapes a soldier’s mind, this modest set of eight Remarque lines gives a clear, human window into that tension. Though brief, each quote carries the weight of his experience, making it a solid starting point for anyone curious about his voice on dread.

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They are more to me than life, these voices, they are more than motherliness and more than fear; they are the strongest,…

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Let the months and years come, they can take nothing from me, they can take nothing more. I am so alone, and…

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We lie under the network of arching shells and live in a suspense of uncertainty. If a shot comes, we can duck,…

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“They are more to me than life, these voices, they are more than motherliness and more than fear; they are the strongest,…

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“The pillars of human society are covetousness, fear, and corruption,” retorted Grau. “Man is evil, but loves the good—when others do it.”

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“A man is courageous only when he is also afraid.”

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“I am young, I am twenty years old; yet I know nothing of life but despair, death, fear, and fatuous superficiality cast…

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I am young, I am twenty years old; yet I know nothing of life but despair, death, fear, and fatuous superficiality cast…

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“It is very queer that the unhappiness of the world is so often brought on by small men.”

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“One is never too young. Only always too old.”

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You take it from me, we are losing the war because we can salute too well.

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“It keeps them going, staves off the evil day when they will be alone. And to be alone, really alone, without illusion, that way…

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“Suddenly he knew all the things he should have said.”

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“To hell with it. What was the use trying to make safe and sure our little life? Sooner or later the great wave must…

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