“An inability to deal with emotions in healthy ways is what toxic masculinity is all about. And, in most cases, what this really stems from is fear. They're afraid of the world changing, because then they might have to actually work a bit harder to be seen as important within it. So they shit on women and people of colour and anyone else fighting for political equality alongside them and screech about 'SJWs' and feminism being 'cancer' and think this is enough to mask the stench of fear that rolls off them in waves. But as any true Star Wars fan can tell you, fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.”
Source: Boys Will Be Boys: Power, Patriarchy and the Toxic Bonds of Mateship
“The degree of your freedom lies in the fact that you are able to express yourself, to do what you are up to.
The fear of failure takes you out from your own equation and put the thoughts of others around you.”
“… One thing was clear – the trek would be a terrible test of endurance before it was over. There was always another thought too – the Japs. Were they giving chase? Nobody knew and few now cared … Captain Gribble”
Source: EXTRAORDINARY TRUE STORIES OF SURVIVAL IN BURMA WW2: tens of thousands fled to India from the Japanese Invasion in 1942
“The trail to the Assam frontier lies in that direction,” said the Duwa, pointing to the north … I am scared about proceeding further during the rains. I may not be able to recross the rivers and, moreover, I hear that numerous people have died on the trek and their sprawling bodies would be close companions for us all day and every day.” I felt a creepy sensation down my spine but I did not continue the subject just then. I knew that if the Duwa and his villagers decided not to come with us to the frontier we should be in a sorrier plight than ever. Captain Gribble”
Source: EXTRAORDINARY TRUE STORIES OF SURVIVAL IN BURMA WW2: tens of thousands fled to India from the Japanese Invasion in 1942
“Fear was a weapon the powerful wielded time and time again with excellent results.”
Source: A Steeping of Blood
“You sound like anger but it's fear I smell.”
Source: The Familiar
“Are you anxious that a fortune teller might disclose things you'd rather not know? I assure you that if you already practice the valuable habit of self-analysis, their revelations won't come as a surprise to you in the least. If the thought still sends shivers down your spine, it indicates that you may not fully know yourself, and what is being offered to you is an invaluable opportunity to gain insight and deeper self-awareness.”
Source: Tarot for Practical People
“I should run. Scream. But my curiosity surges, grows past my fear, and its electric current courses through my veins. I feel invited.”
Source: Danica dela Torre, Certified Sleuth
“Fear and anxiety are dirty pigs that attempt to muddy your mental, physical, and emotional health.”
Source: Passenger On The Menopause Express: Humorous Women's Menopause Book To Learn To Control Your Emotions
“Die Angst ist ärger als die Strafe, denn sie ist ja etwas Bestimmtes, und viel oder wenig – immer besser als das entsetzlich Unbestimmte, dies grauenhaft Unendliche der Spannung. Sobald ein Schuldiger seine Strafe erhält, wird ihm leicht.”
Source: Fear