Afraid Quotes

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And I was afraid. She frightens me because she can knock me down with a word. Because she does not know that writing is walking… — Helene Cixous
I don't own my emotions unless I can think about them. I am not afraid of feeling but I am afraid of feeling unthinkingly. I… — Jeanette Winterson
Because you aren't afraid to kiss the dirt (and consequently dare to climb the sky) — E E Cummings
Human beings are funny. They long to be with the person they love but refuse to admit openly. Some are afraid to show even the… — Sigmund Freud
It's a funny thing... but people mostly have it backward. They think they live by what they want. But really, what guides them is what… — Khaled Hosseini
The truth is, I've always been afraid of letting anyone get too close. I built a wall around me, a barricade to hide behind those… — Ellen Hopkins
Fear begets fear. Power begets power. I willed myself to beget power. And it wasn't long before I actually wasn't afraid. — Cheryl Strayed
Now, don't be angry after you've been afraid. That's the worst kind of cowardice. — Rudyard Kipling
I've been afraid of being Cansrel,' she said aloud to her reflection. 'But I'm not Cansrel.' At her elbow, Musa said blandly, 'Any one of… — Kristin Cashore
Whats the matter?" Jayfeather muttered " Afraid i might give you some medicine? — Erin Hunter
Prayer is like lying awake at night, afraid, with your head under the cover, hearing only the beating of your own heart. It is like… — Wendell Berry
Gideon was a man whoâ€™d lived an entirely solitary life, and yet heâ€™d accepted me into it so completely that he could envision a future… — Sylvia Day
Ah yes, the man or the crown. I'm afraid some can't tell the difference. — Kiera Cass
I never knew before, what such a love as you have made me feel, was; I did not believe in it; my Fancy was afraid… — John Keats
I wish you hadn't been so over-courteous about putting the inscription on a card instead of on the flyleaf. It's the bookseller coming out in… — Helene Hanff
Hazael rose from his knees. It had to take extraordinary effort, yet somehow he managed a version of his lazy smile when he said, "You… — Laini Taylor
I had never thought I could love another person this much. I also never thought Iâ€™d live in such fear of losing another person. Was… — Richelle Mead
You might be afraid of the dark, but the dark is not afraid of you. Thatâ€™s why the dark is always close by. — Daniel Handler
When you're a mom, you learn about fear. You're always afraid. Always. About everything from cupboard doors to kidnappers to weather. — Kristin Hannah
The only way to get what you want is to make them more afraid of you than they are of each other. — Cinda Williams Chima

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