Fear Quote by Diane Ackerman

“I wished to no longer hear the grayed bones crunching underneath the brush or feel the now inexorable fear that seemed to work its…

— Anna Carey

“That fluttery feeling in my chest felt as though it was starting to bruise my rib cage.”

— Laura Buzo

“... a bullock, backing in alarm from the halter, crashed its craggy behind into my midriff. The wind shot out of me in a…

— James Herriot

“With an unseen inner-smile, the beetle carried on its journey, rolling manure. It had decided that stones were not to its liking. It was…

— Stephen Craig

“I dry heaved, forcing myself to try and not chuck up my guts. I had been f**ked by an insect man.”

— Mark Alders

“I felt my muscles tensing as my body readied itself to flight—not fight—from whatever critter was about to spring free from beneath the branches…

— Ethan Day

“This time I did not have to question the source of his snarls and hisses, and of the fear which made him sink his…

— H.P. Lovecraft

“At times, feeling the wind on my brow, I went numb with horror. In my imagination I saw armies of ants and cockroaches calling…

— Jerzy Kosiński

“The damn organ between his ribs continued to pound relentlessly. He cursed again, gripping the windowsill until his knuckles turned white, but his heart…

— Hannah Nicole Maehrer

“Anxiety rushed in without warning. It came like thunder as my heart raced louder in my ears. It came like the sea over my…

— Jodi Meadows

“Insects crawled across my skin, legs skittering across my flesh, numbed paths of cold left in their wake. They were the creatures that heralded…

— Hazel Butler

“Thousands of mosquitoes had already bitten all of us on chest and arms and ankles. Then a bright idea came to me: I jumped…

— Jack Kerouac