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3. “A child cannot, thank Heaven, know how vast and how merciless is the nature of power, with what unbelievable cruelty people treat each other. He reacts to the fear in his parents’ voices because his parents hold up the world for him and he has no protection without them.”
James Baldwin
Childhood, Power, Cruelty, Fear, Protection
12. “A great deal of what people say, think, or do is actually motivated by fear, which of course is always linked with having your focus on the future and being out of touch with the Now. As there are no problems in the Now, there is no fear either.” Eckhart Tolle Fear, Mind, Future, Present, Awareness
14. “A kind of light spread out from her. And everything changed color. And the world opened out. And a day was good to awaken to. And there were no limits to anything. And the people of the world were good and handsome. And I was not afraid any more.” John Steinbeck Light, Change, Awakening, Beauty, Fear, People
15. “A lawyer had to be himself in the courtroom, and if he was afraid, so be it. The jurors were afraid too. Make friends with fear, Lucien always said, because it will not go away, and it will destroy you if left uncontrolled.” John Grisham Legal Profession, Fear, Authenticity, Courtroom Drama, Personal Growth
29. “All in vain; because Death, in approaching him had stalked with his black shadow before him, and enveloped the victim. And it was the mournful influence of the unperceived shadow that caused him to feel – although he neither saw nor heard – to feel the presence of my head within the room.” Edgar Allan Poe Death, Perception, Fear, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Depth, Poetic Imagery
Fear Quotes by Famous Authors
3. “A child cannot, thank Heaven, know how vast and how merciless is the nature of power, with what unbelievable cruelty people treat each other. He reacts to the fear in his parents’ voices because his parents hold up the world for him and he has no protection without them.”
James Baldwin Childhood, Power, Cruelty, Fear, Protection
12. “A great deal of what people say, think, or do is actually motivated by fear, which of course is always linked with having your focus on the future and being out of touch with the Now. As there are no problems in the Now, there is no fear either.”
Eckhart Tolle Fear, Mind, Future, Present, Awareness
14. “A kind of light spread out from her. And everything changed color. And the world opened out. And a day was good to awaken to. And there were no limits to anything. And the people of the world were good and handsome. And I was not afraid any more.”
John Steinbeck Light, Change, Awakening, Beauty, Fear, People
15. “A lawyer had to be himself in the courtroom, and if he was afraid, so be it. The jurors were afraid too. Make friends with fear, Lucien always said, because it will not go away, and it will destroy you if left uncontrolled.”
John Grisham Legal Profession, Fear, Authenticity, Courtroom Drama, Personal Growth
29. “All in vain; because Death, in approaching him had stalked with his black shadow before him, and enveloped the victim. And it was the mournful influence of the unperceived shadow that caused him to feel – although he neither saw nor heard – to feel the presence of my head within the room.”
Edgar Allan Poe Death, Perception, Fear, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Depth, Poetic Imagery
