Being afraid Quote by Nat Hentoff

“It’s not in asking you should fear. Fear comes when you don’t ask”

— Anonymous

It is not a bad idea to get in the habit of writing down one's thoughts. It saves one having to bother anyone else…

— Isabel Colegate

Sit down to write what you have thought, and not to think about what you shall write.

— William Cobbett

I found when I was really little that my instinct was to write before talking to other people about the way that I felt.

— Gracie Abrams

When I do it [writing] by myself, there's a lot more terror and uncertainty.

— Kate DiCamillo

Sit down to write what you have thought, and not to think what you shall write.

— William Cobbett

There were definitely some moments when I was afraid to ask for what I needed in fear of being seen like I was asking…

— Myha'la

“how can I write about this when I am afraid of not having time to finish and of stirring up all these thoughts in…

— Vladimir Nabokov

You have to be quite brave to write about something that you honestly feel and think.

— Sampha

So much of my writing process is trying to eliminate any kind of shame or fear of the thoughts that I'm having.

— Morgan Parker

I always go into a character thinking, 'If it scares me, I can do it.'

— Omari Hardwick

I always say that you can't be afraid to ask the question. What's the worst that could happen? The answer could be "no" and…

— Susan Stroman