Frighten Quotes

184 Frighten quotes by 165 unique authors

I like to do things that frighten me. When Iâ€™m afraid, I understand more things. I want the feeling... All my instincts cry out against… — David Grossman
I can't help it when people are frightened," says Merricat. "I always want to frighten them more. — Shirley Jackson
I see a kind of thirst in her expression, the same one I saw when she told me about her brother in the back room… — Veronica Roth
That was the thing to remember about all monsters, They love to frighten people, but the minute you stare them down, they turn tail and… — Jeannette Walls
If I had to create a god, I would lend him a â€œslow understandingâ€: a kind of drip-by-drip understanding of problems. People who understand quickly… — Roland Barthes
I don't feel frightened by not knowing things, by being lost in a mysterious universe without any purpose, which is the way it really is,… — Richard P. Feynman
Lancelot: Morgaine, Morgaine - kinswoman, I have never seen you weep. Morgaine: Are you like so many men, afraid of a woman's tears? (...) Lancelot:… — Marion Zimmer Bradley
The young can exasperate, of course, and frighten, and condescend, and insult, and cut you with their still unrounded edges. But they can also drag… — Laura Moriarty
But you canâ€™t put fight into a manâ€™s guts if he hasnâ€™t any fight in him. There are some of us so cowardly that you… — Henry Miller
You frighten me, when you say there isn't time." "I don't see why. Christians have been expecting the imminent end of the world for millennia."… — Orson Scott Card
This fear is what is the ruin of us all. And some dominate us; they take advantage of our fear and frighten us still more.… — Maxim Gorky
No, nothing,' said Dumbledore, and a great sadness filled his face. 'The time is long gone when I could frighten you with a burning wardrobe… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason they create monsters to frighten… — Baron de Montesquieu
I am too sick to lay down the sidewalks frighten me the whole damned city frightens me, what I will become what I have become… — Charles Bukowski
Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing frighten you. Everything passes away except God. God alone is sufficient. — Teresa of Avila
People will frighten you about a graduation.... They use words you don't hear often: And we wish you Godspeed." It is a warning, Godspeed. It… — Bill Cosby
I think there are two ways in which people are controlled. First of all frighten people and secondly, demoralise them. — Tony Benn
With three or more people there is something bold in the air: direct things get said which would frighten two people alone and conscious of… — Elizabeth Bowen
Let nothing Disturb you, Let nothing frighten you, Though all things pass, God does not change. Patience wins all things. But he lacks nothing who… — Teresa of Avila
There's definitely a lot of trash that comes with the prize of being famous. It's a nice gift, but there's a lot of wrapping and… — Bill Murray

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