Fright Quotes

137 quotes by 131 authors

He talks pretty big for a gutter wizard," he muttered. "You don't understand at all," said the wizard wearily. "I'm so scared of you my… — Terry Pratchett
I frequently observe that one pretty face would be followed by five and thirty frights. — Jane Austen
Just imagine living in a world without mirrors. You'd dream about your face and imagine it as an outer reflection of what is inside you.… — Milan Kundera
I have always shook with fright before human beings. Unable as I was to feel the least particle of confidence in my ability to speak… — Osamu Dazai
Good girls hold their heads high by daylight, Their grace and their virtue soaring with kites, While bad girls slink along in their shame- Everyone… — Anna Godbersen
Chimerical and empty being, your name alone has caused more blood to flow on the face of the earth than any political war ever will.… — Marquis de Sade
Alan: "I had terrible stage fright." Sin: "I'm not familiar with the concept of 'stage fright.'" A: "It's pretty awful. You end up having to… — Sarah Rees Brennan
That's because only a real artist knows the actual anatomy of the terrible or the physiology of fear - the exact sort of lines and… — H P Lovecraft
Don't think you can frighten me by telling me that I am alone. France is alone. God is alone. And the loneliness of God is… — George Bernard Shaw
Why should I tell you?" he asked, with no small amount of petulance. "If you tell me, I will leave you alone," I said. "And… — Rachel Cohn
If you tell me, I will leave you alone," I said. "And if you don't tell me, I am going to grab the nearest ghostwritten… — David Levithan
Well, very splendid and very frightening. But splendid things are often frightening. Sometimes, it's the fright that makes them splendid at all. — Catherynne M. Valente
Yet what happened in fact? In the middle of the night John woke up and saw me sleeping beside him with no doubt a look… — J M Coetzee
What is fright by night is curiosity by day. — Victor Hugo
The Yesees said yes to anything That anyone suggested. The Noees said no to everything Unless it was proven and tested. So the Yesees all… — Shel Silverstein
Iâ€™m warning you, stay back! This sword has magic.' 'Magic!' the dragon gasped in mock fright. It put a claw to its breast. 'Oh, please,… — Terry Goodkind
Sports just happen to be excellent for avoiding foreign-language stage fright and developing lasting friendships while still sounding like Tarzan. — Tim Ferriss
No sign of pleasure greeted the announcement. The mood in the hall was leaden. My mood was livelier. Fright is livelier than lead. — Gail Carson Levine
He gazed up at the blue sky and knew that heavenâ€”at least in this lifeâ€”was neither a time nor a place to be grasped and… — Mary Balogh
His heart is a desert island.... The whole scope, the whole energy of his mind surround and protect him; his depths isolate him and guard… — Paul Valery

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