Scare Quotes

600 Scare quotes by 494 unique authors

Don't fret, Grannie. We're going to a Bible retreat to scare the devil out of her — Jeaniene Frost
Fearless is not the absence of fear. Fearless is living in spite of those things that scare you. — Taylor Swift
I'm not scared anymore, I just ... I don't know. I think it's because I saw someone else, someone behind your face, like you'd taken… — Dan Wells
For a time I would feel I belonged still to a world of straightforward facts; but the feeling would not last long. Something would turn… — Joseph Conrad
Sometimes it's just silent...No sound at all. 'Does that scare you?' Chad nods. 'Why?' asks his father. 'It's like something's waiting. — Mark Z. Danielewski
A light was on in the kitchen. His mother sat at the kitchen table, as still as a statue. Her hands were clasped together, and… — Suzanne Collins
Cleaning me up is just a preliminary step to determining my new look. With my acid-damaged hair, sunburned skin, and ugly scars, the prep team… — Suzanne Collins
No more fear of hunger. A new kind of freedom. But what then ... what? What would my life be like on a daily basis?… — Suzanne Collins
The past haunts the present in more ways than we think. It certainly scares the living daylights out of ME"~ Old Wrinkly — Cressida Cowell
It's one of my biggest memories of my father reading. I had pneumonia, remember, but I was a little better now, and madly caught up… — William Goldman
Any magazine-cover hack can splash paint around wildly and call it a nightmare, or a witches sabbath or a portrait of the devil; but only… — H P Lovecraft
Well, for one, you have to remember not to scream. Once you have their attention, whispering is much more effective. Screaming ghosts scare people, you… — Gabrielle Zevin
When you stand out there," John continues in a hoarse voice, "keep your chin up, all right? Don't let them get to you." "I won't."… — Marie Lu
If someone's different from you and it scares you or makes you mad, that's God telling you to take a closer look. If you're scared… — Chris Crutcher
The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big… — Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Witch' is just a religion, okay? No baby-sacrificing, no Black Masses, no sending imps out to scare the dog-snot out of kids, trying to make… — Mercedes Lackey
That’s what scares me, Gideon. You don’t know what you’re worth.” “Actually, I do. Twelve bill—” “Shut up. — Sylvia Day
It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. What scares you, is not your weaknesses, but your strengths. — Guillaume Musso
As for me... I'm fine. I have bad dreams, but I never saw Mister Duck again. I play video games. I smoke a little dope.… — Alex Garland
Jennifer to Beth: Ech. I don't like Tom Cruise. Beth to Jennifer: Me neither. But I usually like Tom Cruise movies. Jennifer to Beth: Me… — Rainbow Rowell
I hope that George doesn't internalize her scare tactics. I want to argue with her, tell her that "sins of the flesh" is just a… — David Levithan
Your scare me rather. My reflection in the glass never did that; of course, I knew it so well. Like something I had tamed...I'm going… — Jean-Paul Sartre
I am starting to get tired of relying on words. They are full of meaning, yes, but they lack sensation. Writing to her is not… — David Levithan
The mind travels faster than the pen; consequently, writing becomes a question of learning to make occasional wing shots, bringing down the bird of thought… — Elwyn Brooks White
When I was young, some women told me they loved me for my long eyelashes. I accepted. Later it was for my wit. Then for… — Mario Puzo

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