--- title: "16 World Scary Quotes by 16 authors" description: "Browse 16 World Scary quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best World Scary sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/384/joss-whedon-480_overwhelming_the-world-is-scary-and-things-are-overwh_429814.png" --- > [The world is scary, and things are overwhelming, and there's a lot at stake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/the-world-is-scary-and-things-are-overwhelming-and-there-s-a-lot-at/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/384/joss-whedon-480_overwhelming_the-world-is-scary-and-things-are-overwh_429814.png) > [I just don't like to go out and deal with the real world. It's scary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-spade/i-just-don-t-like-to-go-out-and-deal-with-the-real-world-it-s-scary/) [David Spade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-spade/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18f/david-spade-8174_deals_i-just-don-t-like-to-go-out-and-deal-wit_1202048.jpg) > [“the world is a scary place for such a small child”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/the-world-is-a-scary-place-for-such-a-small-child/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/234/roald-dahl-899_child_the-world-is-a-scary-place-for-such-a-sm_141616.jpg) > [Being cut off from the outside world is scary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-wong/being-cut-off-from-the-outside-world-is-scary/) [Joshua Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-wong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/288/joshua-wong-4879_being_being-cut-off-from-the-outside-world-is_1147115.jpg) > [The world is a scary place. Even my mother has suggested I take a self defense class.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iliza-shlesinger/the-world-is-a-scary-place-even-my-mother-has-suggested-i-take-a-self/) [Iliza Shlesinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iliza-shlesinger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/505/iliza-shlesinger-3685_class_the-world-is-a-scary-place-even-my-mothe_688081.jpg) > [The world might be a very scary place if it were only run by Virgos.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/the-world-might-be-a-very-scary-place-if-it-were-only-run-by-virgos/) [Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/572/tom-ford-1301_might_the-world-might-be-a-very-scary-place-if_1438242.png) > [The world seemed less scary and I started to like myself a little bit more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcavoy/the-world-seemed-less-scary-and-i-started-to-like-myself-a-little-bit/) [James McAvoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcavoy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfa/james-mcavoy-4316_bits_the-world-seemed-less-scary-and-i-starte_2475789.jpg) > [World is a scary place only in mothers arm it turns into a beautiful world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/somdeb/world-is-a-scary-place-only-in-mothers-arm-it-turns-into-a-beautiful/) [Somdeb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/somdeb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/945/somdeb-278862_beautiful-world_world-is-a-scary-place-only-in-mothers-a_1942537.jpg) > [I had a difficult childhood. I had lots of anxiety and questions. I found the world scary and intimidating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mabel/i-had-a-difficult-childhood-i-had-lots-of-anxiety-and-questions-i/) [Mabel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mabel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c1/mabel-7762_anxiety_i-had-a-difficult-childhood-i-had-lots-o_277862.jpg) > [Since September 11, 2001, the real world has become too scary for a lot of people to be with - all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-palahniuk/since-september-11-2001-the-real-world-has-become-too-scary-for-a-lot/) [Chuck Palahniuk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-palahniuk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4db/chuck-palahniuk-37_become_since-september-11-2001-the-real-world-h_1286543.jpg) > [Sometimes the art world can be a scary place, and you feel like you should know more than you do, but it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbi-jacobson/sometimes-the-art-world-can-be-a-scary-place-and-you-feel-like-you/) [Abbi Jacobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbi-jacobson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d56/abbi-jacobson-10659_art_sometimes-the-art-world-can-be-a-scary-p_1070063.jpg) > [This is the age of fear and so many of us feel afraid to speak out about what has happened to our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/this-is-the-age-of-fear-and-so-many-of-us-feel-afraid-to-speak-out/) [Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf5/sandra-cisneros-862_age_this-is-the-age-of-fear-and-so-many-of-u_2579128.jpg) > [The magnitude of this event (9/11) turned the world into a scary place. And perhaps the scariest part of all was that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nonie-darwish/the-magnitude-of-this-event-9-11-turned-the-world-into-a-scary-place/) [Nonie Darwish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nonie-darwish/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/310/nonie-darwish-57552_earth_the-magnitude-of-this-event-9-11-turned_751291.png) > [When you're in a world, and your parents are one way, and you're told, 'This is how the whole world is, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-englander/when-you-re-in-a-world-and-your-parents-are-one-way-and-you-re-told/) [Nathan Englander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-englander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/606/nathan-englander-8048_parenting_when-you-re-in-a-world-and-your-parents_1729705.jpg) > [“No, Nick. The world has always been scary. You’ve just been lucky enough to be shielded from it. It’s the saddest part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherrilyn-kenyon/no-nick-the-world-has-always-been-scary-you-ve-just-been-lucky-enough/) [Sherrilyn Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherrilyn-kenyon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/734/sherrilyn-kenyon-25_children_no-nick-the-world-has-always-been-scary_2892343.jpg) > [“He smelled like black coffee and menthols; the leather of his jacket was worn, much like his eyes. His hands were cracked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jtm/he-smelled-like-black-coffee-and-menthols-the-leather-of-his-jacket/) [Jtm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jtm/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d85/jtm-250799_black-coffee_he-smelled-like-black-coffee-and-menthol_2268095.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/world-scary/#itemlist", "name": "World Scary Quotes", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The world is scary, and things are overwhelming, and there's a lot at stake.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joss Whedon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/the-world-is-scary-and-things-are-overwhelming-and-there-s-a-lot-at/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/384/joss-whedon-480_overwhelming_the-world-is-scary-and-things-are-overwh_429814.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/384/joss-whedon-480_overwhelming_the-world-is-scary-and-things-are-overwh_429814.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/384/joss-whedon-480_overwhelming_the-world-is-scary-and-things-are-overwh_429814.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The world is scary, and things are overwhelming, and there's a lot at stake.” — Joss Whedon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I just don't like to go out and deal with the real world. 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The media is monopolized so we don't even hear a lot of dissent about this new era.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sandra Cisneros" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/this-is-the-age-of-fear-and-so-many-of-us-feel-afraid-to-speak-out/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf5/sandra-cisneros-862_age_this-is-the-age-of-fear-and-so-many-of-u_2579128.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf5/sandra-cisneros-862_age_this-is-the-age-of-fear-and-so-many-of-u_2579128.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf5/sandra-cisneros-862_age_this-is-the-age-of-fear-and-so-many-of-u_2579128.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“This is the age of fear and so many of us feel afraid to speak out about what has happened to our lives in…” — Sandra Cisneros", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The magnitude of this event (9/11) turned the world into a scary place. 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