Quote by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“He's every bit as terrifying as any serpent. I don't care. I run into his arms.”

— Holly Black

“I do not want to be like a small animal bitten by a snake, going stiff with that poison. I want to bite back.”

— Yvette Christiansë

“I was not frightened, but I was ashamed. “I’m sorry,” I said. The claws retreated, and his arm dropped. “Don’t be,” he said. “I…

— Robin McKinley

“I will guard you from Death, for I have no fear of him.”

— Holly Black

“His impunity thrills me, I mistake it for fearlessness, though years later he will admit to being afraid all the time.”

— Nick Flynn

“It is a dangerous thing to unbelieve something only because it frightens you.”

— Marissa Meyer

“No matter how much I fought him or gave in to him in turns, I couldn’t fuck away my fears.”

— Cassie Alexander

“I look at him and he doesn't scare me. He lures me. He tempts me, exhilarates me. He makes me want to claim him…

— Katy Evans

“You're nothing more than a common bully,' he whispered, voice trembling. I'd shaken him for good now, and it was deeper than just the…

— Danielle Bennett

“That's how it is, he told himself. If you dread something enough, even your worst fears coming true brings comfort.”

— Carsten Jensen

“You will fear the one you have contempt for. There is contempt for a snake, a tiger; that is why you are fearful (of…

— Dada Bhagwan

“I am no longer afraid of fear, and I will not let it rule me. Fear will learn to fear me.”

— Tahereh Mafi