Fear Quotes

The thing that stops us and, when faced, the thing that frees us. Both sides explored here.

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"The fear of death is often greater than the fear of life itself."
Norman Mailer
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"Fear is the mind's way of protecting itself from possibilities it cannot control."
Norman Mailer
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"Most people operate from a fear of being alone."
William S. Burroughs
"Addiction is not really about the substance—it's about needing to escape the self."
David Foster Wallace
"Most people in America are terrified of silence."
David Foster Wallace
"What we fear most is our own power."
David Foster Wallace
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"Anxiety is part of the condition of modern man."
Saul Bellow
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"Fear is what keeps most people from their dreams."
Saul Bellow
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"Fear is the only real enemy; everything else is manageable."
Joseph Heller
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"Fear makes us human; courage makes us heroes."
Joseph Heller
"We are always looking for something to ease our anxiety."
Philip Roth
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"The enemy is oneself - always."
Norman Mailer
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"The thing is, most people are afraid to be alone."
J.D. Salinger
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"Fear, the oldest weapon of control."
William S. Burroughs
"True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country."
Kurt Vonnegut
"A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears."
Kurt Vonnegut
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"He knew he was in trouble when he did not know he was in trouble."
Joseph Heller
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"Fear is the greatest enemy of progress."
Joseph Heller
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"Fear is the prison of the mind."
Joseph Heller
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"What you resist persists."
William S. Burroughs
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"Fear is the greatest teacher."
William S. Burroughs
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"Fear is simply proof that you're about to do something important."
Norman Mailer
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"Fear is just the price of love"
Allen Ginsberg
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"The more you run from your shadow, the more it chases you."
William S. Burroughs
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"Fear is just undigested experience."
William S. Burroughs
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"Fear is the thief of dreams."
William Carlos Williams
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"The fear itself is what creates the monster."
Jack Kerouac
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"The fear of death is really nothing compared to the fear of life."
Hart Crane
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"Fear is the mind-killer."
Hart Crane
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"Fear of failure paralyzes; courage is simply acting despite the fear."
William Carlos Williams