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title: "22 Truth Afraid Quotes by 19 authors"
description: "Browse 22 Truth Afraid quotes by 19 authors. Discover the best Truth Afraid sayings and thoughts."
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> [The truth is that I'm more afraid of marriage than of death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakira/the-truth-is-that-i-m-more-afraid-of-marriage-than-of-death/)

[Shakira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shakira/)

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> [I want to know the truth, but I'm afraid of being hurt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-want-to-know-the-truth-but-i-m-afraid-of-being-hurt/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [If religion is about truth, why is it so afraid of error?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-sullivan/if-religion-is-about-truth-why-is-it-so-afraid-of-error/)

[Andrew Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-sullivan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/344/andrew-sullivan-4198_errors_if-religion-is-about-truth-why-is-it-so_236519.png)

> [“You wanted the truth. Or are you afraid of it now?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/courtney-summers/you-wanted-the-truth-or-are-you-afraid-of-it-now/)

[Courtney Summers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/courtney-summers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/729/courtney-summers-3779_afraid_you-wanted-the-truth-or-are-you-afraid-o_57120.png)

> [Truth is not afraid of questions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paramahansa-yogananda/truth-is-not-afraid-of-questions/)

[Paramahansa Yogananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paramahansa-yogananda/)

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> [People hide the truth because they're afraid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/people-hide-the-truth-because-they-re-afraid/)

[Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59f/nicholas-sparks-93_afraid_people-hide-the-truth-because-they-re-af_2448485.jpg)

> [Truth is, I'm afraid because there's only one of you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/truth-is-i-m-afraid-because-there-s-only-one-of-you/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [The truth is, we are not afraid of being in love. We are only afraid of not being loved in return.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-truth-is-we-are-not-afraid-of-being-in-love-we-are-only-afraid-of/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/808/anonymous-1_being-in-love_the-truth-is-we-are-not-afraid-of-being_3161804.jpg)

> [I've learned to trust myself, to listen to truth, to not be afraid of it and to not try and hide it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-mclachlan/i-ve-learned-to-trust-myself-to-listen-to-truth-to-not-be-afraid-of/)

[Sarah McLachlan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-mclachlan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d49/sarah-mclachlan-2825_trust_i-ve-learned-to-trust-myself-to-listen-t_2403437.jpg)

> [“Truth was, I was afraid to be. I was afraid that my joy would bring back more bad.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bertice-berry/truth-was-i-was-afraid-to-be-i-was-afraid-that-my-joy-would-bring/)

[Bertice Berry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bertice-berry/)

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> [often when I thought I joked, I told the truth, afraid to speak it except in jest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-freeman/often-when-i-thought-i-joked-i-told-the-truth-afraid-to-speak-it/)

[Lucy Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-freeman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/957/lucy-freeman-34914_jest_often-when-i-thought-i-joked-i-told-the_599261.jpg)

> [The truth is, I was afraid the day I walked into Stanford. And I was afraid the day I walked out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-fiorina/the-truth-is-i-was-afraid-the-day-i-walked-into-stanford-and-i-was/)

[Carly Fiorina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-fiorina/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a57/carly-fiorina-1077_afraid_the-truth-is-i-was-afraid-the-day-i-walk_2030855.png)

> [People will tell you most of the story… and I’ve learned that the part they neglect to tell you is often the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/people-will-tell-you-most-of-the-story-and-i-ve-learned-that-the-part/)

[Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/)

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> [The sinew and heart of man seem to be drawn out, and we are become timorous desponding whimperers. We are afraid of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-waldo-emerson/the-sinew-and-heart-of-man-seem-to-be-drawn-out-and-we-are-become/)

[Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-waldo-emerson/)

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> [“I would like to say that all the while I waited to break out, but the truth is, I'm afraid I might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-miller/i-would-like-to-say-that-all-the-while-i-waited-to-break-out-but-the/)

[Madeline Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-miller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/004/madeline-miller-2938_bullying_i-would-like-to-say-that-all-the-while-i_174534.jpg)

> [“And the truth was that he was not afraid of being seen for what he was. He was afraid of being seen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roshani-chokshi/and-the-truth-was-that-he-was-not-afraid-of-being-seen-for-what-he/)

[Roshani Chokshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roshani-chokshi/)

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> [“Even now, I have a lot of trouble understanding why Sharon stayed – or why she married me in the first place,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/even-now-i-have-a-lot-of-trouble-understanding-why-sharon-stayed-or/)

[Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc8/ozzy-osbourne-685_afraid_even-now-i-have-a-lot-of-trouble-underst_352734.jpg)

> [“The truth is, they don’t want us back on Earth.  Trained killers who’ve lived for years outside the normal Earth routine of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-allan/the-truth-is-they-don-t-want-us-back-on-earth-trained-killers-who-ve/)

[Jay Allan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-allan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20e/jay-allan-33274_truth_the-truth-is-they-don-t-want-us-back-on_116167.jpg)

> [I found that most people don't really want to know the truth. There are plenty of people who want to know the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-palmer/i-found-that-most-people-don-t-really-want-to-know-the-truth-there/)

[Jim Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-palmer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/jim-palmer-18128_boundaries_i-found-that-most-people-don-t-really-wa_2881101.png)

> [“I cannot speak of the things I have seen, nor seek the comfort for the pain I feel. If I did, this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-grahame-smith/i-cannot-speak-of-the-things-i-have-seen-nor-seek-the-comfort-for-the/)

[Seth Grahame-Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-grahame-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f64/seth-grahame-smith-2321_afraid_i-cannot-speak-of-the-things-i-have-seen_310811.jpg)

> [Sometimes I don't tell the truth, which is telling the truth about not telling the truth. I think people don't tell the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cher/sometimes-i-don-t-tell-the-truth-which-is-telling-the-truth-about-not/)

[Cher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b29/cher-2298_blow_sometimes-i-don-t-tell-the-truth-which-i_2783084.png)

> [“In ordinary times we get along surprisingly well, on the whole, without ever discovering what our faith really is.If, now and again,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-l-sayers/in-ordinary-times-we-get-along-surprisingly-well-on-the-whole-without/)

[Dorothy L. Sayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-l-sayers/)

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