Admitting Quote by Patrick Süskind

“He was startled, but there was that about him which made it impossible to show what he felt, an instant and utter reflex of…

— Ellery Queen

“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

“Taking a couple of deep breaths, he knew he had to choose his words carefully—in spite of the fact that his adrenal gland had…

— J.R. Ward

“To show his nervousness was not shameful; only to admit it.”

— Ernest Hemingway

“Fear worked both ways - if you suppressed the physical symptoms, it calmed your mind.”

— S.M. Stirling

“In spite of the momentary desire he had just been feeling for company of any sort, on being actually spoken to he felt immediately…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

He thought of how calm he was. His calm was so perfect that he could not destroy it even by being conscious of it.

— Nathanael West

“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

“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

“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

“I was overwhelmed by an undefinable sensation, too serene to be called anxiety, but unpleasant enough not to go unnoticed.”

— Guadalupe Nettel

“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