Expression Quote by Ellery Queen

“In quick succession he tried surprise, toughness and nonchalance but nothing lasted and the end result was only uncertainty”

— Peter Grainger

“It was not death or dying that frightened him, but the unexpectedness of both.”

— Toni Morrison

“He was entirely rid of his nervous misgivings, of his forced aggressiveness, of the imperative desire to show himself different from his surroundings. He…

— Willa Cather

“He tried to avoid these thoughts. He had to stand on guard against his own feeling—as if some part of him had become a…

— Ayn Rand

“for a moment he became frightened that, with no one watching him, he might begin to disappear forever.”

— Andrew Kaufman

“There was a look of fear in his eyes, such as people have when they are suddenly awakened. His”

— Oscar Wilde

“Like any good novel, it lulled him into an almost tranquil state of awareness before it jolted him - it caught him completely by…

— John Irving

“He'd tried so hard to fight his fear, but there was a something liberating about giving up the battle and recognizing his fear was…

— Marie Sexton

“Admitting to fear was not something which came easily to him. He had been schooled, from almost as soon as he could walk, to…

— Dave Hutchinson

“Then, as understanding began to trickle through his shock, he felt an escalating sense of horror. It had finally happened; he had finally lost…

— Stephen King

“being constantly subjected to tests of his persistence and courage. So he could not be hasty, nor impatient. If he pushed forward impulsively, he…

— Paulo Coelho

“He perceived with dismay that the sort of frightful calm which the injustice of his misfortune had conferred upon him was giving way within…

— Victor Hugo