Terrifying Quotes

460 Terrifying quotes by 389 unique authors

Horror is always aware of its cause; terror never is. That is precisely what makes terror terrifying. — Christopher Isherwood
To see was terrifying, and to stop seeing tore me apart from my forehead to my throat. — Maurice Blanchot
And in another year everything will be different yet again. It is always like that, and always will be; you are forever standing on the… — Penelope Lively
Christ's lordship is a blessed hope for some & a terrifying nightmare for others. Regardless of our response, it is an unalterable reality. — Paul Washer
I sat in the gradually chilling room, thinking of my whole past the way a drowning man is supposed to, and it seemed part of… — M.F.K. Fisher
If you want a little fear and terror because your life is dull, get a future. Terrifying! — Byron Katie
Why would the disciples invent a God whose holiness was more terrifying than the forces of nature that provoked them to invent a god in… — R C Sproul
In the decade of the 1980s, a massive and comprehensive study of religion in American life was undertaken by the Gallup organization. The results of… — R C Sproul
Resistance is directly proportional to love. If you’re feeling massive Resistance, the good news is, it means there’s tremendous love there too. If you didn’t… — Steven Pressfield
Humanity needs this technology as much as it needs all other technologies that have now connected us and set before us the terrifying and wondrous… — Krista Tippett
There is a point when facing the unknown stops being a longed-for adventure and becomes a terrifying reality. — Storm Constantine
THE NAME OF THE WIND has everything fantasy readers like, magic and mysteries and ancient evil, but it's also humorous and terrifying and completely believable.… — Tad Williams
But I don't think it's as dangerous, scary, or terrifying as getting to the end of our lives and wondering, what if I would have… — BrenÃ© Brown
This is what they have suppressed so long. This is why they are so afraid of the psychedelics, because they understand that once you touch… — Terence McKenna
I think that black Africa is extremely terrifying. Black Africa can become a maelstrom of warring tribes without the outside world needing to feel the… — John Keegan
Those of us who have seen violent death up close, who have seen what high-powered bullets can do to living human tissue, have a horror… — Massad Ayoob
My mother brought me magicians and witches, because I was very ugly, really revolting. So she thought somebody had put a spell on me -… — Roberto Benigni
I'm not saying there's not darkness in there still, but it's happening from outward factors more than inward. Maybe things are terrifying, but they're beautiful,… — Gary Lightbody
The Adderall Diaries is phenomenal. With jittery finesse and a reformed tweaker's eye for detail, Stephen Elliott captures the terrifying, hilarious, heart-strangling reality of a… — Jerry Stahl
Fukushima is the most terrifying situation I can imagine, — David Suzuki
Though all men be equally frail before the world, the differences between them are terrifying. — R. Scott Bakker
I'm starting on Cirque du Soleil Michael Jackson show. So it's the equivalent of the Beatles' Love show they have, or the Elvis show. Which… — Wade Robson
The cynics were watchdogs terrifying malefactors. They tried to expose falseness and conceit. That's why their name is still spoken with a snarl. — Petr Skrabanek
Vulnerability is a loaded word, and it can off-putting and terrifying to people. The best moment of my life (and by the way, this actually… — Cindy Gallop
Depression is a death within, a knowledge - terrifying - that you cannot resurrect yourself. Depression is loss of the vision that lets leaves breathe… — Lauren Slater

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